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Great picket today at MLA Brendan Maguire’s Office! Letting the PC government know that we need to ban fixed-term leases and protect tenants now! The leadership of the HRM Mainland ACORN chapter did a masterful job organizing the picket of the turncoat MLA who recently crossed the floor to join the Tory government.<\/p>\n

As usual, there was a lot of support from people passing by. The message was clear: Brendan, your constituents deserve better and demand an immediate ban on fixed-term leases.<\/p>\n

If you have not already, do our online action and send an email to Tim Houston telling him to ban fixed-term leases<\/a>!<\/p>\n

And don’t forget to fill our Fixed Term Lease tenant survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is a fixed-term lease?<\/strong> It’s a tenancy that has a fixed end, as opposed to a month-to-month lease that rolls over automatically. Fixed-term leases mean tenants do not have housing security, as landlords can just not renew your lease, forcing the tenant out onto the street. After NS ACORN won a rent cap in 2020<\/a> landlords are increasingly offering fixed-term leases because once a tenant is out of the unit, they can raise rents and get around the cap.<\/p>\n

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