Press Hits

A provincial official acknowledged Tuesday that some Nova Scotia landlords are abusing fixed-term leases, but the government is not looking to change tenancy law because there could be “unintended consequences.” Heather Clark, chair of the Halifax chapter of housing advocacy group ACORN, told the committee that according to a 2024 report by her group, evictions had increased 466 per cent since 2021 through the use of fixed-term leases.

Coquerelles, punaises de lit, des murs en ruine et des espaces communs malpropres. Des locataires d’immeubles à logements à Ottawa en ont assez du laisser-aller de leurs propriétaires et ils veulent l’intervention du gouvernement fédéral ainsi que des engagements électoraux en matière de salubrité des logements.

Private equity firms are targeting low-income apartment buildings across the city as the ultimate investment: buying them out, evicting tenants and renovating the empty units. The new rents, subject to increases without controls, are so high that they’re sending some residents to the food bank.

Anti-poverty advocate says income increase, rent control and social housing needed.

A tenants’ rights group is demanding action on rising electricity rates and energy poverty. New Brunswick ACORN held rallies in Moncton and Fredericton over the noon hour on Tuesday.

A small, but passionate group of people gathered in downtown Moncton, N.B., Tuesday afternoon to protest NB Power’s latest rate increase. NB Power raised residential rates by 9.7 per cent – the same increase that was applied a year ago on April 1, 2024.