CBC News: Steep increases stir up calls for rent control in Nova Scotia
The provincial government says the policy 'doesn't work'
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Nova Scotia ACORN
Global News: Nova Scotia tenant advocacy group calls for landlord licensing bylaw
An independent tenant advocacy group has started a petition calling for Halifax council to force landlords in Nova Scotia to be licensed.
The Coast: New ownership rent payment confusion leads to tenants at Dartmouth building organizing against poor conditions
Reason 294875 for the city to speed up its plan for a landlord registry.
Nova Scotia Advocate: Dartmouth tenants rally about building’s state of neglect
This afternoon some 30 tenants of 6 Nivens Avenue and their sympathizers rallied in front of the North Dartmouth building to bring attention to its state of disrepair.
Waterfront Media HFX: The Nova Scotia ACORN Society Calls For Government Support To Stop Slum Lords
The Nova Scotia ACORN Society held a rally in Dartmouth, calling for better government action against slum lords.
CBC: N.S. anti-poverty advocates worry transition off CERB 'not going to be smooth'
Some people receiving income assistance became eligible for CERB, which provides more money to recipients
Haligonia.ca: Thousands of Nova Scotians Face Eviction Proceedings as Ban Ends
The provincial ban on residential evictions officially came to an end on Tuesday, spelling uncertainty for thousands of Nova Scotian tenants.
The Chronicle Herald: Residential eviction ban ends in N.S., concerns loom for tenants, landlords
Thousands of Nova Scotians could be facing homelessness now that a provincial order banning landlords from evicting tenants behind on their rent because of COVID-19 is about to be lifted.
Global News: Rally outside Nova Scotia legislature calls for extension to coronavirus eviction ban
Protesters gathered outside the Nova Scotia legislature to fight back against a potential wave of coronavirus-related evictions that could come as the moratorium on evictions is set to expire at 12 a.m. Wednesday.
Nova Scotia Advocate: “What would you do if you had to choose between your child’s medication and your rent?” Protesters want eviction ban extended
One day before the COVID-19 eviction moratorium is set to end some twenty to thirty protesters gathered at Province House in downtown Halifax to call for extended protections for vulnerable renters in Nova Scotia. Protesters drew and wrote slogans on the sidewalk with chalk.