Notice To Quit
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Service Nova Scotia
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NOTICE TO QUIT PERIODS
BY LANDLORD TO TENANT
BY TENANT TO LANDLORD
Weekly
Four tenancy weeks
One tenancy week
Monthly
Three tenancy months
One tenancy month
Yearly
Three tenancy months*
Three tenancy months*
Mobile Home Space
Six tenancy months**
One tenancy month**
* To be effective on the anniversary date of the lease. For additional information, refer to Section 10(1)(a) of
An Act Respecting Residential Tenancies.
** Before the termination of the tenancy. For additional information refer to Section 10(3) of An Act Respecting
Residential Tenancies.
RENT ARREARS
BY LANDLORD TO TENANT
Weekly
Seven days in arrears
7 days
Monthly
Thirty days in arrears
15 days
Yearly
Thirty days in arrears
15 days
For additional information, refer to Section 10(6)(7) of An Act Respecting Residential Tenancies.
EXCEPTION WHERE RISK TO SAFETY OR SECURITY
When a tenant poses a risk to the safety or security of the landlord or other tenants in the same building.
NOTICE TO QUIT PERIOD
BY LANDLORD TO TENANT
5 days
For additional information refer to Section 10(7A) of An Act Respecting Residential Tenancies.
SECURITY OF TENURE
Notwithstanding the above periods of Notice to Quit, a tenant may be entitled to security of tenure if on 18 May 1984,
or thereafter, that person has resided in the residential premises for a period of five consecutive years or more. The
application of security to tenure is outlined in Section 10(8) of An Act Respecting Residential Tenancies.
In the case of a mobile home park, a tenant on the first day of November 1993, and thereafter who has resided in the
residential premises for a period of one year or more, may be entitled to security of tenure. For additional information
refer to Section 10(8A) of An Act Respecting Residential Tenancies.
FORM OF NOTICE
As per Section 10(4) of the Act, “A notice to quit residential premises shall be in writing and shall contain the signature
of the person giving the notice or his agent, a description of the residential premises and the day on which the tenancy
terminates”.
SERVICE OF NOTICE
As per Section 15(1) of the Act, “Service of all documents may be made by personal service, registered mail or substituted
service in the manner prescribed by regulation”.
SEE OVER
FORM MIS 91
REV. 10/00
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