{"id":48331,"date":"2024-09-12T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=48331"},"modified":"2024-09-12T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:45:00","slug":"n-s-liberals-say-pcs-refuse-to-act-on-tenancies-enforcement-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=48331","title":{"rendered":"N.S. Liberals say PC&#8217;s refuse to act on tenancies enforcement report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From a release<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HALIFAX:<\/strong> According to the N.S. Liberal Party, the Minister of Service Nova Scotia denied that a report from Davis Pier<br \/>recommended a residential tenancies enforcement unit in Nova Scotia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the report has been made public, it\u2019s clear the Minister wasn\u2019t telling the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Liberal Party of N.S. say that on page 10 of the report, there\u2019s a clear recommendation to implement a residential tenancies enforcement unit \u2013 something the Nova Scotia Liberals have been pushing for since 2022 that would<br \/>support both tenants and landlords dealing with lengthy disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The report indicates that an enforcement unit could be set up quickly and affordably, would be more fair to tenants, and provide \u201cteeth\u201d to deal with contentious issues, repeated non-compliance, and serious events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite receiving wide-ranging support, the Houston Conservatives have refused to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s extremely disappointing to see that this government continues to lie about their motives behind a residential tenancies enforcement unit,\u201d said Liberal Leader Zach Churchill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cThis report could not be any more clear: the status quo is not working and an enforcement unit is needed in Nova Scotia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;221&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government repeatedly says they feel a residential tenancies enforcement unit would add more red tape, but thanks to a similar unit in British Columbia, their residential tenancies cases backlog has been cut in half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear this government had their mind made up on an enforcement unit before they even conducted the report,\u201d said Housing critic Braedon Clark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite repeated questions from our caucus, the Premier still can\u2019t explain the discrepancy between the report and his Minister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s time this government is honest with Nova Scotians and follows the clear recommendation to stand up a residential tenancies enforcement unit in Nova Scotia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] From a release HALIFAX: According to the N.S. 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