by Kevin Russell | Apr 2, 2023 | News
For Immediate Release March 29, 2023 Survey says: Rent cap forcing out rental property owners The Nova Scotia government’s rent cap is the number one reason property owners are selling their rental units. That’s one of the major findings of a new survey conducted by...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 2, 2023 | News
The government’s Bill to extend rent control for another two years has passed its second reading in the legislature. Bill No. 262 – Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act (amended) will now move to the Law Amendments Committee, where IPOANS will...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 2, 2023 | News
Coming soon to HRM: Developments greenlit in your neighbourhood Three community councils had busy schedules on Monday night, voting on a number of proposals from developers. Here’s a rundown on the latest of what’s going up in HRM. Corner of Portland and Carver...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 12, 2023 | News
Houston sides with landlords as Nova Scotia’s housing crisis rages on On February 3, 2023 the Nova Scotia government announced some changes to the Residential Tenancies Program. These changes to the regulations under the Nova Scotia Residential Tenancies Act do a few...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 12, 2023 | News
Private landlords are not to blame for housing crisis Instead of scrutinizing what private landlords are doing and how much they raise rents we need to focus on what government is doing — and not doing. By Catlin De Villa Contributor to The Toronto Star We can all...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 12, 2023 | News
Halifax development on hold after heritage building destroyed The Carlton Street house was built in 1861, part of the Carlton Victorian Streetscape A large development in central Halifax is on hold after a heritage building involved in the project was destroyed....
