Chinese man who was ‘too tired’ to climb stairs gets private lift to sixth floor flat
Family’s ‘dumbest elevator’ prompts complaints from neighbours and investigation by planning authorities
A Chongqing resident has reportedly installed a personal lift outside his block of flats because his son-in-law was “too tired” to climb the stairs.
The lift only reaches the family’s sixth-floor flat in the old apartment building, which has seven floors in total, according to a report published in National Business Daily on Sunday.
However, the family are under pressure from the local authorities because the lift was installed without planning permission, leading neighbours to call it the “dumbest elevator”.
The glass lift was built on the outer walls of the block of flats last year.
The owner, surnamed Xiong, said that his son-in-law kept complaining of tiredness after climbing the stairs to reach their home.