BILL NO. 260
(as introduced)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
1 Charles III, 2023
Private Member's Bill
Protecting Tenants from Unfair Evictions Act
Gary Burrill
Halifax Chebucto
First Reading: March 21, 2023
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill prevents tenants from being evicted
(a) between September 20th and March 20th; and
(b) at any time of year where the tenant is 65 years of age or more, has occupied the premises for at least 10 years and meets the income eligibility requirements for social housing.
An Act to Amend Chapter 401
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Residential Tenancies Act,
Respecting Notices to Quit
1 This Act may be cited as the Protecting Tenants from Unfair Evictions Act.
2 Section 10 of Chapter 401 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Residential Tenancies Act, as amended by Chapter 31 of the Acts of 1992, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 1993, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 1994, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1997, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2010, Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2011, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2018 and Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2021, is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (8) the following subsections:
- (8A) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, where a landlord gives to a tenant notice to quit the residential premises between September 20th in any year and March 20th in the following year, the notice is not effective or enforceable until the end of that time period, except if the tenant poses a safety or security risk to other tenants.
(8B) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, a landlord shall not give to a tenant notice to quit the residential premises if the tenant is sixty-five years of age or more, has occupied the premises for at least ten years and meets the income eligibility requirements for social housing as determined by the Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency.
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