David Hickey said Abdulbari Alhallak, who signed a lease for an apartment but then found what he believed to be mould in the unit, deserved to have his concerns addressed in a timely manner.
David Hickey says mould complaints made by Abdulbari Alhallak needed quicker attention
Mark Leger · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 16, 2026 5:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Housing Minister David Hickey said a planned new Residential Tenancies Act would help tenants and landlords resolve issues more quickly. (Chad Ingraham / CBC)
The New Brunswick housing minister says a Saint John man who found what he believed was mould in a new apartment was failed by both his landlord and the province’s Tenant and Landlord Relations Office.
David Hickey was reacting to the case of Abdulbari Alhallak who signed a lease for an apartment in May but then found what he believed to be a significant amount of mould growing in the unit.
Housing officials said it would be weeks before they could look into his concerns
“The difficulty that that tenant had and all tenants have in navigating the system as it currently stands is too much and too often leads to situations like this,” Hickey said.
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