Nova Scotia ACORN

Unhappy tenants and their supporters gathered outside a large apartment building on Kennedy Drive in Dartmouth, owned by Metcap Living.

Dartmouth ACORN member talks to the Sheldon Macleod Show about landlord licensing

In this video citizen-reporter and poverty activist Jodi Brown meets up with Sarah, a young woman who was in a bad spot when she asked Community Services for help. That help turned out to be a mixed blessing.

ACORN members say more needs to be done to protect those living in apartments across the province.

An organization which represents low- and moderate-income families is pushing to make affordable housing and landlord licensing key issues throughout the provincial election

Jonethan Brigley, chair of the Dartmouth chapter of ACORN, tells us about their new tenant survey to gauge the experiences of Nova Scotia renters.

An online survey is being conducted by the Association of Community Organization for Reform to gather tenant perspectives on their rental properties.

City staff in Halifax considering inspecting units before allowing landlords to rent them out

Loans available for homes up to $280K in HRM and up to $150K in rest of province