Halifax councillor says developers should have to prove tenants were legally evicted to get a demolition permit Coun. Shawn Cleary wants to make sure Halifax isn’t giving landlords demolition permits while their tenants are still in the building. Cleary gave notice at...

Truro committee considers five development applications TRURO, N.S. - While they are all just applications at this point, the fact that Truro’s Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) had five submissions to consider at its Nov. 30 virtual public meeting, could be viewed as...

Stressed small landlords bailing out of Vancouver Least-expensive rentals disappearing as small landlords face rental and eviction freeze as tenant demand falters, Landlord Credit Bureau says The Vancouver-based CEO of the Landlord Credit Bureau says hundreds of small...

Groups across the Maritimes say temporary protections erected around COVID-19 don't solve the chronic shortage Kevin Russell, executive director of the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia, says while there are occasions when building owners seek big...

New Brunswick landlords dispute the need for rent controls Regulation would make housing shortage worse, say apartment owners New Brunswick landlords are pushing back against calls for rent controls. The New Brunswick Apartment Owners Association has written to the...

CAPREIT Expands Presence in Strong Halifax Market TORONTO, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”) (TSX:CAR.UN) announced today that it has purchased a recently constructed apartment building containing...

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"...