{"id":384288,"date":"2025-11-17T02:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T02:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384288\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T02:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T02:48:17","slug":"trapped-elderly-and-disabled-seniors-feel-like-hostages-in-dallas-apartment-with-non-working-elevators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384288\/","title":{"rendered":"Trapped elderly and disabled seniors feel like hostages in Dallas apartment with non-working elevators"},"content":{"rendered":"

An uncomfortable and potentially dangerous situation is playing out at an apartment building for seniors in North Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two elevators, which a number of elderly and physically disabled tenants on upper floors depend on, have reportedly been out of service for weeks. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Tuscany<\/p>\n

Some have now had to cancel their holiday travel plans because they say they just can’t leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some of the tenants describe their current living situation as being held hostage and trapped inside their units.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They say the elevators haven’t been working for about three weeks and the property manager is not responding to their concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I want to see my brother at least one more time,” said Maggie Sharer, who lives on the fifth floor.<\/p>\n

Sharer just canceled a trip to Louisiana to visit her brother that the 93-year-old with cancer had planned for a final goodbye.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It breaks my heart to think I may not see him again,” said Sharer. “He’s the only sibling I have.”<\/p>\n

Sharer, who uses a walker, says it’s because she can’t get down to the ground floor of her apartment building.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eighty-seven-year-old Oliver Moseley can, but he takes breaks as he slowly climbs, knowing how dangerous it can be for someone his age.<\/p>\n

“I got one flight at a time,” Moseley said. “I go one flight and rest.”<\/p>\n

Both of them call Tuscany at Goldmark home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s a multi-story apartment building in North Dallas for tenants 62 years and older.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sharer has only been able to use her walker to check on nearby friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I’m a little bit pissed off,” she said. “The only place I can go is up and down this hall, and that’s no fun.”<\/p>\n

It’s not just an inconvenience for 78-year-old Barbara Geiter. She’s concerned about the risk of not having access to working elevators.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I worry about if there’s a fire,” Geiter said. “I have a cane for mobility, and it’s just hard for me to come up here.”<\/p>\n

We contacted the on-site property manager, who would only reply with a “no comment” to our questions about what’s wrong with the elevators and when tenants can expect them to be working again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It sucks and we’re paying for this type of service and not getting it,” said Moseley.<\/p>\n

Despite their ages, these super seniors say they are still active and want to get out and about. But they don’t know where to turn for help.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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