Municipal officials decry 'undemocratic' effort by N.S. government to nullify bylaws Developer Peter Polley detailed his frustrations working with the HRM planning office. Polley said the province should review other HRM bylaws that could be standing in the way of...

P.E.I. landlords' group says 0% rent cap for 2023 will force some to sell units Landlords will not incur costs, says housing minister A bill to set rental increases for 2023 at zero per cent across the province passed in the P.E.I. Legislature on Wednesday. All...

IPOANS October 2022 Survey Results The rent cap continues to make the housing crisis worse Survey shows rent cap causing the sale of 3,000 rental units A follow-up to our December 2021 survey, this year’s survey’s purpose was to gain rental market insight from members...

Province takes next step in creating enforcement unit for rental disputes Minister Colton LeBlanc says his department has put out a tender for an external consultant The provincial department in charge of Nova Scotia's Residential Tenancies Program is looking for a...

'This is not appropriate': Mayor Savage calls provincial legislation 'dangerous' On Friday, the province introduced amendments to the HRM Charter that would allow it to nullify bylaws to 'encourage faster housing construction' Halifax's mayor says he was caught off...

N.S. records 86 renovictions but advocates fear many others uncounted Leblanc said of the 86 applications, the adjudicator found in eight cases the tenancy should be ended. Of the other 78, 15 were dismissed, 23 were withdrawn, 11 reached a settlement, and 29 haven't...

N.S. government unveils details of new housing agency Housing minister will have ultimate oversight Nova Scotia's minister responsible for housing released the details of a new agency to oversee public housing in the province, and he's keeping control within...

Legislation Addresses Power Rates, Profits Amendments to the Public Utilities Act introduced today, October 19, will help protect ratepayers from power rate increases related to Nova Scotia Power’s general rate application now before the Nova Scotia Utility and Review...

Legislation Addresses Power Rates, Profits Amendments to the Public Utilities Act introduced today, October 19, will help protect ratepayers from power rate increases related to Nova Scotia Power’s general rate application now before the Nova Scotia Utility and Review...

Rent cap continues to make housing crisis worse For Immediate Release October 12, 2022 Rent cap continues to make housing crisis worse Survey shows rent cap causing sale of 3,000 rental units A new survey by the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia...