Nova Scotia
5% is the most rent can rise in 2027.
Rent increase checker
Is an increase legal, the most it can be, and the earliest date it can start.
Notice date calculator
The earliest date a notice ends a tenancy, counted the way the Residential Tenancies Program counts it.
Deposits
The interest owed on a security deposit: 0% since 2013, 1% a year before that.
The rules in brief
- The most rent can rise in 2027 is 5%.
- Rent can go up once every 12 months, with at least 4 full months' written notice.
- A tenant on a monthly tenancy gives 1 month' notice, ending on the last day of a rental period.
- A security deposit can be at most half a month's rent. A landlord can't charge a separate pet deposit.