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It will only become monthly on the anniversary date: June 1st, in this case. Your landlord must respond in writing within 30 days if they wish to refuse. The landlord cannot arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to give you permission to change to a monthly lease.

In Nova Scotia, landlords who sell a rental property must provide the tenant with a Notice to Quit if the new owner or a close family member wants to occupy the property no earlier than 2 months after the tenant receives the notice.

By law, you must give the tenant Notice to Quit when you sell a rental property that has 4 units or less and the new owner or family member is going to move in (occupy the premises). The effective date of the Notice to Quit must be no earlier than 2 months after the date the tenant receives the notice.

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In Nova Scotia, landlords who sell a rental property must provide the tenant with a Notice to Quit if the new owner or a close family member wants to occupy the property no earlier than 2 months after the tenant receives the notice.

Section 12.5 states if there is no damage or unpaid rent, deposits must be returned 10 days after the tenant vacates. But Section 13.1 gives landlords and tenants up to one year to claim disputed monies.

7 days before the date you want the tenant to move out for any reason other than failure to pay rent and breach of statutory conditions.

Legislative changes to the Residential Tenancies Program. Changes come into effect 3 February 2023. A landlord can increase rent anytime, not just on the annual anniversary of when the tenant signed the lease. The landlord must give the tenant at least 4 months' notice and only increase rent once every 12 months.