Fixed-term Leases Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official

  Landlords are able to get around the province's five-per-cent cap on rent increases if they rent a unit to a new tenant.

  Canada

  May 6
  
• Rent cap loophole? Halifax-area landlords defend use of fixed-term leases

  Some Halifax-area landlords say fixed-term leases allow property owners to recoup operating costs they otherwise can’t under Nova Scotia’s rent cap.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2024
  
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• N.S. rent cap extension futile due to ‘massive loophole’ in rental system: advocates

  A fixed-term lease, unlike a periodic lease, has a set start and end date and is not extended beyond the fixed period of time without the signing of a new lease. 

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2024
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• ‘Living in fear’: N.S. senior among those calling for end to fixed-term leases

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

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2024
• N.S. housing crisis: How the fixed-term lease ‘loophole’ can be ‘easily abused’

  Advocates are raising concerns about the use of fixed-term leases in Nova Scotia, saying they offer fewer protections to renters amid the housing crisis.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2022