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A Halifax tenant is calling for more restrictions around fixed-term leases after hers wasn't renewed – a decision the rental company said was based on its 'business strategy.'

The proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act mean landlords cannot increase rent if a tenant adds a child under 19 to their household.

Having worked for over 35 years as a janitor, an Ontario man never thought he would find himself without a place to live in retirement. But he says that changed in 2022

A Halifax landlord has to pay more than $13,000 to a former tenant after a Nova Scotia judge found they 'renovicted' her while a provincewide ban was still in place.

Officers responded to a fight at King Edward Park in which a landlord was assaulted by a man and a woman.

Tenants and landlords are anxiously awaiting more information about the federal government's promise to introduce more protections for renters in the upcoming budget.

A Calgary landlord whose home was used in an alleged rental fraud has told Global News he too has been caught up in the nightmare.

The City of Montreal is planning to crack down on landlords who don't keep their buildings and apartment units up to code.

Police have charged one man after they said there was a threat to burn down a home where he used to rent a basement apartment. A 39-year-old was found downtown on Thursday.

Two B.C. courts have rejected a Vancouver bylaw limiting how much landlords can hike rents when SRO units turn over. The city wants the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case.

More than 200 landlords and supports attended a rally in Delta, with the aim of asking B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon to pay attention to their concerns.

A London staff report suggests exploring a bylaw similar to one in Hamilton where landlords issuing an N13 notice have to obtain a renovation license from the municipality.

The group Atlantic ACORN is calling for the province to ban landlords from only offing fixed term leases to tenants. 

The father, who resides in India, says in a Feb. 9 amendment to the claim that his son was unable to escape the home on Park Street during the blaze.

Christmas turns sour for Kingston family as gifts vanish from apartment storage. Landlord's response under scrutiny. Community rallies.

A Toronto resident who uses a wheelchair says she has been stuck inside for days since her landlord took an elevator out of service, leaving her with no way to leave.

Lease transfers allow new tenants to benefit from the existing rent and prevents landlords from jacking up the price. But now, landlords can reject lease transfers for any reason.

Residents of the 30 units in the Sturdee apartments in Esquimalt have been ordered to move out by September so the building's new owner can do renovations and repairs.

The Calgary Humane Society says the number one reason people surrender animals to them is because of lack of housing that allows for pets in the city.

Protestors picketed outside the office of Brendan Maguire, Nova Scotia's Minister of Community Services, on Friday — calling for changes to the Residential Tenancies Act.