Nearly four years after Halifax regional council greenlit the idea of a rental property registry, a bylaw to create the framework passed first reading on Tuesday. A staff report on the registry says ...

Halifax is creating a team to better enforce the rules for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb, and streamlining regulations to allow more rentals in rural areas of the municipality. The ...

N.S. tourism in favour of short-term rental rules The Nova Scotia tourism industry is optimistic about the new rules and changes coming to short-term rentals in Halifax.

Halifax regional council has passed the first reading of a bylaw that would implement a registry of all rental properties in the municipality. Under the proposed bylaw, all rental housing properties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are signs the rental market in Halifax is slowing down, but that's not translating to improved affordability, according to a ...

Questions are being raised over a Halifax leasing company requiring a “holding deposit” for applications, which is being called a “scam” by a prospective tenant and a “predatory practice” by a tenancy ...

Short-term rental rules come in effect in Halifax New short term rental rules have come into effect in Halifax, designed to encourage more properties for the housing market.

Two large corporate landlords owning a combined 9,008 rental units in Halifax are reporting smaller annual increases in their average rents for 2025 than the previous year. Canadian Apartment ...