BILL NO. 325
(as introduced)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
2 Charles III, 2023
Private Member's Bill
Residential Tenancies Enforcement Act
Claudia Chender
Dartmouth South
First Reading: October 12, 2023
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
An Act Respecting Enforcement
of the Residential Tenancies Act
1 This Act may be cited as the Residential Tenancies Enforcement Act.
2 (1) The Minister shall introduce legislation to establish a Compliance and Enforcement Division to administer and enforce the Residential Tenancies Act within 12 months of the coming into force of this Act.
(a) imposing administrative penalties for non-compliance with the Residential Tenancies Act or an order of the Director of Residential Tenancies;
(b) educating landlords and tenants of their rights and responsibilities;
(d) receiving and investigating complaints; and
(3) The Minister shall consider similar legislation and enforcement models in other Canadian jurisdictions in developing the legislation referred to in subsection (1).
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