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Halifax

NSNDP promises to scrap fixed-term leases and lower rent cap if elected

The New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia (NSNDP) recently unveiled the first phase of their housing plan, promising to implement…

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Nova Scotia

Rent cap loophole? Halifax-area landlords defend use of fixed-term leases

Some Halifax-area landlords on Monday defended their use of fixed-term leases as necessary to recoup costs under Nova Scotia’s rent…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. rent cap extension useless due to fixed-term lease loophole, housing advocates say

A loophole in Nova Scotia’s rental housing rules is making the provincial government’s proposed rent cap extension essentially useless, housing…

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Nova Scotia

Entire apartment building evicted as fixed-term leases erode stock of affordable units

Keely Corrigan happily paid $754 a month for the last five years to rent a modest apartment in the north end of Dartmouth, N.S., but that’s…

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Halifax

Fixed-term leases: N.S. Tories won’t fix loophole landlords use to evict at will

It’s a problem we see or hear about every day. Tents in the park, people living in cars, being evicted…

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Halifax

Fixed-term leases that let Nova Scotia landlords avoid rent cap rules are popular and legal, but are they fair?

When Bridget moved into her north end Halifax apartment in late 2020, she thought it would be her final long-term…

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Halifax

Dartmouth mother of two felt “bullied” into signing fixed-term lease in Ocean Breeze

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — When Destiny Beals moved into her apartment in Ocean Breeze, she expected to be able to stay…

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Halifax

Nova Scotia’s fixed-term tenancy laws continue to fail Haligonia residents

EWalker and his wife, Krista, thought they’d found the perfect home to raise their five-year-old son, Tristan: three-bedroom, good neighbors,…

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