Bill 109: Ending Abuses of Fixed-term Leases Act

This bill directly affects residential landlords in Nova Scotia — from individual property owners renting out a single unit or basement apartment to small-scale investors managing a handful of rental properties. Their day-to-day leasing and tenant management practices are touched, specifically how they handle lease renewals and end-of-term communications. Landlords will need to send a formal written offer of month-to-month continuation at least 30 days before a fixed-term lease ends, and they can no longer use lease expiry as a tool to remove tenants or reset rents outside the provincial rent increase cap rules. Solo landlords with limited administrative capacity will feel this most acutely, as missing the 30-day notice requirement could expose them to tenancy disputes.