Nova Scotia ACORN

Nova Scotia ACORN started out in Sydney, Cape Breton back in 2011. In 2012, NS ACORN moved to the HRM and first started organizing in North Dartmouth. We established our North Central Halifax Chapter in May 2014 and our Dartmouth North Chapter in September 2014 -- and we will be coming soon to a neighbourhood near you!

In the meantime, we've been busy fighting back against slumlords, pushing the city to introduce landlord licensing, and campaigning for better living conditions for public housing tenants. Nova Scotia ACORN is also fighting for the return of rent control to Nova Scotia, a living wage, and affordable access to the internet.

Want to join the fight? Join ACORN!

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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.

Halifax Today: Over 70 community groups call on McNeil government to extend eviction ban

The province's eviction ban was enacted in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic and it is set to expire Tuesday

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