N.S. rent cap extension useless due to fixed-term lease loophole, housing advocates say

Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender called the existing rent cap "fundamentally useless," saying it does not help Nova Scotians struggling with the high cost of living. She said in order to prevent more people being pushed into homelessness, action must be taken to close the "fixed-term lease loophole."

Chender said that because of fixed-term leases, "people are in the situation where they have to move every year, and they're being priced out," which is especially hurting young renters, seniors and anyone on a fixed income.

A solution, Chender said, is for the government to tie its rent cap rules to the housing unit rather than to the individual renter.

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