Council wants HRM’s enforcement of bad landlords to have some teeth Councillor Waye Mason proposed the maximum fine—$10,000—for landlords who intentionally make their places suck. At this week’s Halifax Regional Council meeting, District 7 councillor Waye Mason got a...

Nova Scotia Property Tax CAP Nova Scotia residential property tax assessment increases of owner-occupied homes are capped to inflation. People who have continuously owner-occupied their home pay lower property taxes compared to renter-occupied homes, owners who bought...

Letter to The Editor - The Herald Government and Liberal Leadership candidates suddenly awoke to an affordable housing shortage.   The affordable housing crisis, 25 years in the making, comes as no surprise to Private sector developers or the Not-For-Profit housing...

Letter to The Editor - allNovaScotia.com An Application to Director for Non-Payment of rent does not equate to an eviction.   The Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia must address recent media articles about increasing tenant "Eviction Applications"...

Rent control could do more harm than good, says N.S. property owners group Calls for rent control growing louder as tenants battle low vacancy and rising costs The head of a group representing Nova Scotia building owners says steep rental increases aren't the...

10 Ways Apartment Amenities Have Changed During Covid-19 The truth is that apartment amenities have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they will continue to do so for the foreseeable future so here are 10 ways and more they have changed... [Read More]

Halifax Water Extending Support for Affordable Housing Halifax Water will be implementing some measures to support affordable housing, which the Halifax Water Board approved in October 2019, and the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) approved on October 29,...

Liberal leadership hopefuls want evictions halted during pandemic Rankin, Kousoulis also advocate for rent caps, Delorey not ready to commit The three men vying for the job of Liberal leader and premier are calling on their former cabinet colleague Chuck Porter to...

Halifax rental registry bylaw delayed until spring No one knows how many rental units there are in Halifax or what state they are in. but a new rental registry coming sometime next year could change that. On Tuesday, the new Halifax regional council amended the...

Liberal leadership contenders Rankin, Kousoulis make rent control part of platform Rent control would break from current government policy Two of three contenders running to be the next premier of Nova Scotia have added affordable housing planks, including rent...