by Kevin Russell | Sep 30, 2022 | News
Minister vows to intervene as IRAC allows P.E.I.’s highest-ever rent hikes for 2023 Landlords’ association says hike makes sense; housing advocates say it’s unfair The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission has set limits on maximum allowable rent...
by Kevin Russell | Sep 30, 2022 | News
NOVA SCOTIA’s ANNUAL POPULATION ESTIMATES AS OF JULY 1, 2022 As of July 1, 2022, Nova Scotia’s population is estimated to be 1,019,725, an increase of 28,608 (+2.89%) over the revised July 1, 2021 estimate (991,117). In absolute and percentage terms, Nova...
by Kevin Russell | Sep 30, 2022 | News
N.S. housing crisis: How the fixed-term lease ‘loophole’ can be ‘easily abused’ “Fixed-term leases have always been an option available to rental housing providers, and there’s no data available to support comments that there’s an increase in the use of fixed-term...
by Kevin Russell | Sep 30, 2022 | News
Bluenose Inn and Suites landlord appeals tenant’s win after renoviction A Halifax-area landlord is taking a former tenant to small claims court after he was ordered to pay more than $13,000 for an illegal renoviction. Residential tenancies officer Jason Warham ordered...
by Kevin Russell | Sep 30, 2022 | News
Halifax builder considers the future of parking while including amenities for the present Waterfront Cunard project will initially have apartments on 13 of its 16 storeys, along with retail on the ground floor The $105-million Southwest Properties apartment complex...
by Kevin Russell | Sep 20, 2022 | News
Month of hearings begin on Nova Scotia Power’s request for hefty rate increase The company is looking to raise rate by 11.6 per cent Hearings opened Monday in Halifax into Nova Scotia Power’s request for an 11.6 per cent rate increase over the next two...
