Severe financial, legal barriers to remediation amidst KFL&A radon prevalence

Landlord who ‘threatened life’ of student tenant still listed on Queen’s Community Housing Accommodations Listing Service

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Michelle Allan 2 Comments Health Canada, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), landlord, lung cancer, Public Health, radon, radon levels, radon testing, remediation, tenants, World Health Organization

According to a Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health study, over half of the homes tested in KFL&A have radon levels above World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, leaving residents at risk of lung cancer. The report cited radon as the second leading cause of lung cancer, and

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May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Michelle Allan 3 Comments appliances, drug use, drug-fueled rage, drugs, exams, housing, Kingston, landlord, methamphetamine, Michelle Allan, naked, Queen's Community Housing Accommodations Listing Service, Queen's Security, Queen's University, student housing, threatened life of tenant, throwing appliances

When Queen’s student Bassam Al Hamidi was looking for a place to live, he turned to the Queen’s Community Housing Accommodations Listing Service. “It’s so hard to find a room,” said Al Hamidi. “When I found this advertisement on Queen’s Community Housing I was like ‘okay, this is good,