Fixed Term Leases

• ‘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
  
• N.S. landlord group says fixed-term leases are needed. Not everyone’s convinced

  A group representing landlords in Nova Scotia says the province’s already-strained rental supply will decrease further if fixed-term leases are restricted or eliminated.

  Canada

  Feb 10
  
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• Renovictions, fixed-term leases leading to people sleeping rough in Halifax: survey

  A new survey among people sleeping rough in the Halifax area suggests the practices of renovictions and fixed-term leases are contributing to the rising number of unhoused people.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
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• ‘Nowhere to go’: N.S. tenant forced back into tight rental market after fixed-term lease ends

  A Halifax-area woman is looking for a new home after her fixed-term lease was not renewed and she refused to pay a hefty price increase to stay in her unit.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2023
• 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
• Housing minister says legislation to end fixed term lease loophole ‘imminent’

  Critics argue unscrupulous landlords are using the leases to evade annual maximums on rent increases.

  Sep 29, 2017