How many walk up to a stranger and start their elevator speech?  

They need to handle on their own.Having tenants try to work things out among themselves is a good first step, but sometimes more is necessary when a tenant is irresponsible.I was advised once to talk to a noisy neighbor before elevating the issue.

If you are sitting at home, without a job that can elevate your career, or family to spend more time with then it makes sense to manage your own properties.

Having an elevator in an 8 story building is a reasonable accommodation, it's not an age issue, it's unreasonable to require a 5 year old or an 85 year old to climb those stairs carrying groceries. 

I'd definitely take the advice of the other posters and present your documents and speech to the judge and just let them make the call.

This is not communist Russia or any other communist country or board, that people's opinion's are hushed, by way of fallacious and empty statements, such as yours.This is America and we have the freedom of speech.

My suspicions were elevated when I " a friend of mine" happened to see some mail addressed to the sister being delivered to the unit in question.I stopped the sister one day and asked her point blank if she was living there now, and she said "no", that she was coming over to "hang out" and check on the place because her sister was staying with her BF.  

I just slowed down my speech, but used the same words I would with anyone - just in slower motion :-)But, they're great tenants.  

And no elevator (2 floors).  

The property I managed was a 26 unit, 2-story single building, no frills, no balconies, showers only, old building, high ceilings, no elevator, with mainly tiny studios (about 250 square feet).