They include signing leases, providing notices of termination, increasing rent, applying for help with resolving a dispute and filing an application to the director. Comparing provincial residential tenancies acts advocacy. Standard form of lease form p government of nova scotia. Residential tenancies act, rsns 1989, c 401, retrieved. Overview of legislation changes to the residential tenancies act that impact landlords and tenants. Changes proposed to rules governing residential rental. A nova scotia couple is sending a warning to wouldbe renters that grey areas in the provinces residential tenancies act could end up costing them. However, residential tenancies officers in nova scotia have generally found that, in the absence of a nosmoking. The residential tenancies act is legislation which outlines the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants of residential premises in nova scotia. Residential tenancy forms help landlords and tenants address common actions they need to carry out and follow the rules in the residential tenancies act.
Standard form of lease form p government of nova scotia skip to main content. New rules put nova scotia renters in charge of more lease. North end of halifax and connected to the schulich school of law at dalhousie university. Government of nova scotia service nova scotia and internal services access nova scotia aka sns. Residential tenancy forms government of nova scotia. Nova scotia makes changes to residential tenancies act. Residential tenancies program government of nova scotia. This page contains the full text of the residential tenancies regulations consolidated by the nova scotia office of the registrar of regulations to n. Scotia, the residential tenancies act and regulations the rta are the law for rental. Nova scotia the residential tenancies act rta is the law on residen tial tenancies. Couple who lost hundreds to landlord says tenancies act is. Service nova scotia will no longer be providing paper copies of the residential tenancies act to landlords.
Changes are coming to nova scotia s residential tenancies act that the government says will benefit both tenants and landlords. Overall, russell thought the changes are bringing the nova scotia residential tenancy act in line with the majority of jurisdictions across the country were catching up. The type of copy of the act provided by a landlord is to be indicated on the lease agreement between the landlord and the tenant. New changes to nova scotia residential tenancies act take. If landlords wish to provide a copy of the act to their tenants they will be required to print the act themselves. Residential tenancies act government of nova scotia. This guide outlines the ways tenants and landlords can end a tenancy lease, and the process they need to follow depending on which way they end the tenancy. Residential tenancies act pdf residential tenancies regulations. The clinic was the first legal service in nova scotia for lowincome communities. A general guide to rental housing in nova scotia dalhousie.
Fully completed leases help answer questions that residential tenancy officers may have if. Landlords can use form p as the residential lease agreement they provide to their tenant to sign. The changes come after consultations with tenant and landlord. Residential tenancies regulations residential tenancies. The landlord and tenant initial and sign the lease in appropriate places to. The residential tenancies act now specifies that a tenancy lease ends at the end of the month following the month a tenant passes away when there are no other tenants in the residential premises. Process tenants and landlords must follow to end a tenancy lease properly. It is the one place to find all government services and information. Nova scotia residential tenancy law resources and information if youre looking for more information about residential tenancy law in nova scotia, please see the documents or the links listed below. Nova scotia changes proposed to rules governing residential rental properties the provincial government is in the process of changing the law that governs landlord tenant relations to make it. Changes to the residential tenancies act nova scotia. All tenants of housing nova scotia are asked to share their maintenance issues here. Nova scotia makes changes to residential tenancies act among the new changes is the ability for tenants to give notice in order to change their yearly lease to. Tenant rights and landlord rights in nova scotia tenantrights.
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