[WhatDoYouThink!]

The lifts at my condo are reaching their end-of-life, and in urgent need for replacement. Many residents - including children and the elderly - have been trapped inside over the past few years. However, there are several owners of ground floor units who have been blocking the replacement of these elevators owing to the estimated cost of $17K per household.  It is obvious that they feel that the lifts are of little to no use for them. This may sound selfish, but I guess $17K is a lot of money even to condo residents.   

Their property taxes had increased a lot over the last few yrs. For some condos, the maintenance alone hv increased by 9% each yr, or a total of 27% over 3yrs. Very jialat