Proposed municipal tax hike another shot at investment property owners For Immediate Release November 22, 2021 Halifax Regional Municipality’s proposal to increase residential and commercial property taxes by 5.9% will be one more blow against investment property...

Halifax Regional Municipality considers property tax increase HALIFAX - The Halifax Regional Municipality is considering a property tax increase of nearly six per cent. "Staff proposed 5.9 per cent," said Mayor Mike Savage. "Two-point-nine per cent on the operating...

Province Announces Members of Panel on Housing Former cabinet minister Geoff MacLellan will chair the panel on housing in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), a joint planning task force created this fall to address housing challenges in the capital region. The...

Nova Scotia bracing for influx of income assistance applications Province expects up to 10,000 people could need help now that federal pandemic funds have ended Nova Scotia's income assistance program is getting ready for an influx of people seeking financial help now...

Landlord Association Says Rising Assessments And ‘Double Tax’ Will Fuel Rent Spikes FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s largest landlord group says the province’s so-called ‘double tax’ on rental properties could be the catalyst to rent spikes as high as $500 to $700 per...

New Brunswick tenants coalition calls for apartment owners to back off The New Brunswick Coalition for Tenants Rights and ACORN NB are calling out the New Brunswick Apartment Owners’ Association (NBAOA) for its tactic of pressuring tenants to side politically with...

P.E.I. declares moratorium on 'renovictions' for 2 years In midst of housing crisis, province limits ability for landlords to turf tenants for renovations Prince Edward Island has enacted a two-year moratorium on what have become known as "renovictions" — evictions of...