Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment
In The NewsTenant Awarded $3.25 Million for Carbon Monoxide Alarm Violation
Failure to Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a rental property has resulted in a $3.25 Judgment against a Stevens Point Landlord, Pamalla Schneider in a March jury trial in Portage…
Preparing for Winter Heating Season
In The NewsCarbon Monoxide Free Winter Heating Season
Preparing for the winter heating season must include preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, which must start with carbon monoxide detectors and comprehensive furnace maintenance.By Rebecca Martin October…
Comprehension Deficits after Brain Injury
In The NewsComprehension Deficits Are the Big Picture Stuff
Newer research and better assessment is informing the connection between brain injury and comprehension deficits.By Rebecca MartinToday I would like to explore what we are learning about…
Slumlords Continue to Endanger Tenants
In The NewsLandlords or Slumlords: Cities Fighting Back
Slumlords take advantage of legal procedures for evictions while ignoring codes that require proper maintenance endangering tenants. Today we look at slumlords in several major cities to help illustrate…
Muddled Mess of Illegal Urban Apartments
In The NewsIllegal Urban Apartments Can be Deadly
Illegal urban apartments are the products of greed, poor regulatory control and lack of awareness of problems that come from adapting marginal spaces for human occupancy.By Rebecca MartinThere…
Chicago Apartment Carbon Monoxide Deaths
In The NewsApartment Carbon Monoxide Deaths strike Chicago’s South SideTwo are left dead in an apartment carbon monoxide poisoning in the Chicago's Little Village neighborhood with four others hospitalized.This Friday, September…
Illegal Basement Apartments - Landlord Greed
In The NewsGreed the Reason for Illegal Basement Apartments
The Landlord Greed of illegal basement apartments spelled death after Ida, in similar ways to CO cases.By Rebecca MartinThe recent deaths of East coast residents from flooding due to…
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning while Boating
In The NewsHidden Dangers Result in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning while Boating
Carbon monoxide poisoning while boating results from design flaws in boat exhaust which are not clearly obvious to most boaters.By Rebecca MartinIn recent years the speed…
Loss of Smell Changes Life
In The NewsLoss of Smell - Profound Sensory Loss
Loss of Smell is a profound sensory loss that subtly can impact the joy of life, disrupt taste and leave a survivor with ongoing disability.By Rebecca MartinA recent article in the New York Times…
Covid Brain Dysfunction Must be Tackled
In The NewsA Future Adapting to Covid Brain Dysfunction
Covid brain dysfunction is a real challenge going forward as Covid can damage brain cells, as well as disrupt emotions and increase anxiety.By Rebecca MartinI would like to talk about the…
Urban Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsUrban Populations at Risk for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning disproportionately impacts minorities and the poor because of the greed and nature of urban landlords.By Rebecca MartinWhy are people in certain demographics…