Information for tenants in Nova Scotia

 

Tenants' Rights Guide

Community Clinics

One on one legal information for tenants

Forms

Who we are and how to contact us

 

RESOURCES:                                                                                                                                                           

 

Access Nova Scotia

Residential Tenancies

Tel: (902) 424-5200

1-800-670-4357 (toll free in NS)

Web: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/consumer/resten/

Offices in HRM are located at:

Halifax   

West End Mall 

6960 Mumford Road

Halifax , NS B3L 4P1

Dartmouth

Super Store Mall

650 Portland Street

Dartmouth , NS B2V 6A3

          

Dalhousie Legal Aid Service:   Representation and information for people with low income. Only available for evictions or housing conditions.   

Tel: (902) 423-8105

2209 Gottingen Street , Halifax

 

Halifax Coalition Against Poverty

Advocacy for low-income tenants. Focus on political tactics and low-income tenants advocating for each other.

          2420 Agricola St. Halifax

          Tel: (902) 444-5060  

 Halifax Regional Municipality

         General Questions / By-law Inspectors

7:30am-10:00pm

Tel: (902) 490-4000

1-800-835-6428 (toll free in NS)

TTY: (902) 490-6645

Email By-Law Enforcement: bylawcomp@halifax.ca          

Legal Information Society of  Nova Scotia

Legal information line

Tel: (902) 455-3135

Dial-A-Law:

Recorded information on your rights

Tel: (902) 420-1888

1-800-665-9779 (toll free in NS)

Email: questions@legalinfo.org  

 

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission- Halifax

Tel: (902) 424-4111

1-877-269-7699 (toll free in NS)

TTY: (902) 424-3139

Email: hrcinquiries@gov.ns.ca

The information on this site contains general legal information only and is not intended to serve as a replacement for professional or other legal advice.  Further, this guide only applies to Residential Tenancies in Nova Scotia. 
Last updated: November 19, 2006.