Tenant Rights in New Brunswick
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Latest Tenant News
Guildford landlord says tenant left her property in a 'shocking' state - BBC News
source: www.bbc.co.uk
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September 10, 2026
England’s housing courts at breaking point as renters battle no-fault evictions
source: theguardian.com
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September 07, 2026
Mississauga clamping down on renovictions with new bylaw
source: cbc.ca
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September 01, 2026
Melbourne property: Chloe’s landlord sold her home to a billionaire. Then she was told to leave
source: theage.com.au
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August 07, 2026
NB Power launches rebate program for landlords’ energy upgrades, prompting questions from housing rights advocates
source: nbmediacoop.org
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August 01, 2026
30-unit Moncton senior housing complex aims to welcome first tenants this summer
source: cbc.ca
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August 01, 2026
Help renters ‘beat the heat’ amid record-breaking temperatures, ACORN tells government
source: nbmediacoop.org
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July 19, 2026
Safety hazards force closure of Miramichi apartment building
source: cbc.ca
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July 19, 2026
NB Power launches rebate program for landlords’ energy upgrades, prompting questions from housing rights advocates
source: nbmediacoop.org
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July 19, 2026
Province and landlord both failed Saint John tenant, minister says
source: cbc.ca
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July 18, 2026
Tenant denied refund after claiming large amounts of mould found in rental unit
source: cbc.ca
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July 16, 2026
New Brunswick maintains three per cent rent cap, but researchers call for more action – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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July 14, 2026
Ready-made federal housing designs now available to Moncton developers
source: cbc.ca
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July 10, 2026
Time for a clean slate, mayors of recently-revived councils say
source: cbc.ca
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July 07, 2026
N.B. working on deal to join federal home-retrofit program
source: www.cbc.ca
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July 07, 2026
How Does Rent Regulation Work Across the U. S.? - The New York Times
source: nytimes.com
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July 05, 2026
A council housebuilding boom is central to Burnham’s vision. Can it be done?
source: theguardian.com
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July 03, 2026
3 residents remain at Granville SRO despite deadline passing to move them - BC
source: globalnews.ca
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July 02, 2026
Funding for new housing, family centre in Ugpi’ganjig improves life for families
source: cbc.ca
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July 01, 2026
Burnham’s No 10 North ‘will be based on brownfield site on edge of Manchester’
source: theguardian.com
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July 01, 2026
New Ontario tenant air conditioning rules come into effect
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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July 01, 2026
Halifax tenant says building was partly demolished while she waited for tenancy ruling - Halifax
source: globalnews.ca
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June 17, 2026
Permanent, temporary housing solutions coming in Fredericton as large-scale project unveiled
source: cbc.ca
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June 13, 2026
'Trap houses' pose neighbourhood concerns. Could shelved N.L. law be a solution?
source: cbc.ca
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June 12, 2026
Housing in New Brunswick
source: centre.support
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June 10, 2026
‘A risky deal’: N.S. seniors looking to downsize hesitant because of rental market - Halifax
source: globalnews.ca
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June 05, 2026
Large apartment buildings in Saint John still not registered for recycling plan
source: www.cbc.ca
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June 01, 2026
N.B. property tax changes target municipal revenue windfalls fuelled by soaring assessments
source: cbc.ca
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June 01, 2026
Is New Brunswick’s so-called “double tax” increasing your rent?
source: nbmediacoop.org
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June 01, 2026
Plans for 432 flats on former Norwich office site to be decided
source: bbc.com
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May 13, 2026
N.B. municipalities elect new governments, including 35 new mayors
source: cbc.ca
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May 12, 2026
New 12-bed supportive housing facility near Salisbury set to open in May
source: cbc.ca
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May 01, 2026
Renters’ Rights Act comes into force ending no fault evictions for 11 million private tenants
source: independent.co.uk
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May 01, 2026
No fault eviction support - BBC
source: bbc.com
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April 23, 2026
Their Bermuda cruise was rerouted to New Brunswick. They were told to pack layers
source: www.cbc.ca
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April 15, 2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to crack down on 'bad landlords.' First he has to find them
source: apnews.com
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April 09, 2026
Solutions to affordable housing crisis are within reach – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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April 09, 2026
Will the NB Power Review finally shake up NB Power? – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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April 03, 2026
N.B., Ottawa to spend $210M helping non-profits build new homes across province
source: cbc.ca
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April 01, 2026
Trio of N.B. rulings narrow scope of Charter’s language provisions
source: cbc.ca
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March 09, 2026
Lyons launches consultation on Landlord Registration Scheme
source: communities-ni.gov.uk
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March 05, 2026
Andrew gives up lease on another Crown Estate property
source: bbc.com
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March 04, 2026
Is your residential lease fixed-term? This tenant is imploring renters to double-check
source: www.cbc.ca
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March 01, 2026
North Northamptonshire Council considers selling town centre land
source: bbc.com
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February 14, 2026
Apartment market loosens up a bit in 2 of N.B.'s 3 largest cities
source: cbc.ca
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February 12, 2026
Complaints about N.B. landlords pushing out their tenants spiked in years with rent cap
source: www.cbc.ca
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February 12, 2026
NB Update: Could P.E.I.’s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick? [video]
source: nbmediacoop.org
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February 10, 2026
Renters' Rights Act: When can a landlord say no to a pet?
source: www.bbc.com
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February 07, 2026
Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X - Bloomberg
source: www.bloomberg.com
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February 07, 2026
Shots fired at Moncton home leaves tenant ‘terrified’
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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February 07, 2026
Renters' Rights Act: When can a landlord say no to a pet? - BBC News
source: www.bbc.co.uk
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February 06, 2026
Rents rising at slower pace as N.B. hits rent cap anniversary
source: cbc.ca
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February 06, 2026
Canberra public housing tenants' human rights were breached by plans to move them - ABC News
source: www.abc.net.au
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February 01, 2026
N.B. government opens new anti-racism office in response to 2022 report - New Brunswick
source: globalnews.ca
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January 17, 2026
Housing minister says Nova Scotia has more work to do to address rent prices
source: cbc.ca
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January 17, 2026
Residents move into controversial Fredericton transitional housing community - New Brunswick
source: globalnews.ca
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January 14, 2026
Forest Hill transitional housing project nearing completion, some residents moved in
source: cbc.ca
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January 09, 2026
Tiny homes: A tiny solution to a big problem – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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January 07, 2026
Non-profits are hustling to save affordable housing in N.S. Can they keep it up?
source: cbc.ca
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January 03, 2026
What to know as hundreds of new California laws take effect in 2026 - CBS Los Angeles
source: www.cbsnews.com
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January 02, 2026
$750,000 Homes in New Brunswick, Canada - The New York Times
source: www.nytimes.com
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January 01, 2026
Bitter feud ensues after landlord's failed attempt to raise tenants' rent 65%
source: www.cbc.ca
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January 01, 2026
Housing minister outlines strategy for reducing homelessness by 40 per cent by 2029
source: cbc.ca
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December 19, 2025
New Brunswick's loneliest city to get new social support group, researcher says
source: cbc.ca
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December 18, 2025
Moncton’s Vision Lands a step closer to development
source: cbc.ca
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December 17, 2025
Judge denies injunction against housing project set to welcome first clients
source: cbc.ca
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December 17, 2025
Brunswick Centre residents left with no heating or hot water for weeks
source: bbc.com
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December 15, 2025
Top N.B. court removes private forest land from Wolastoqey title case
source: cbc.ca
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December 14, 2025
Affordable housing target ‘not enough’ to significantly reduce waitlist, says researcher
source: nbmediacoop.org
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December 13, 2025
Tenant trashes Camberley home owing landlord over £40,000 in rent
source: bbc.com
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December 11, 2025
How a university student in Norwich helped changed housing law
source: bbc.com
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December 10, 2025
Illegal notices, demolition plans, and rent hikes at Sackville apartment building – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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December 09, 2025
Make housing affordable and accessible with universal design, advocate tells province – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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December 09, 2025
Lloyds the landlord: how the bank quietly became a big rental property player
source: theguardian.com
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December 08, 2025
Cornwall Council rents to rise 4.8% to fund housing upgrades
source: bbc.com
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December 08, 2025
Make housing affordable and accessible with universal design, advocate tells province – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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December 08, 2025
Without protection: An examination of New Brunswick’s rental housing crisis
source: centre.support
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December 06, 2025
With federal support, N.B. could see greater growth in housing co-ops
source: cbc.ca
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December 02, 2025
Tiny homes developer asks court for exemption from rules governing most N.B. landlords
source: www.cbc.ca
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December 02, 2025
CBC New Brunswick: Tenants’ rights advocates, landlords speak out on decision to let rent caps expire - ACORN Canada
source: acorncanada.org
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November 07, 2025
Mother and daughter say their concerns over mould, air quality in subsidized unit cost them their subsidy
source: cbc.ca
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November 02, 2025
New Brunswick confirms funds for private renters - REMI Network
source: www.reminetwork.com
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November 01, 2025
Report finds tenants’ rights at risk in Nova Scotia, issues go unaddressed - Halifax
source: globalnews.ca
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October 24, 2025
Tenants target Moncton-area landlord, call for government to end ‘rent control loopholes’
source: nbmediacoop.org
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October 21, 2025
Tenants in N.B. hit with large rent increases have success fighting back
source: cbc.ca
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October 19, 2025
FIRST PERSON: Bureaucratic violence and the Residential Tenancies Tribunal – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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October 03, 2025
N.B. tenants not being told rent hikes as low as 4% in 2024 may qualify for phase-in protection
source: www.cbc.ca
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October 01, 2025
Moncton landlord accused of illegal renovictions, harassment – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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October 01, 2025
ACORN survey finds New Brunswick tenants fear evictions and need rent control – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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September 11, 2025
Harbour City Homes tenants demand meeting with landlord
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 11, 2025
Tenants' rights advocate says Saint John case highlights 'absurdity' of province's rules
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 11, 2025
N.B. finished last in Maritimes in 2023 housing starts, despite cancelling rent caps
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 11, 2025
Affordable Housing - Township of North Brunswick
source: northbrunswicknj.gov
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September 10, 2025
NB Media Co-op: Tenant advocates push for policy solutions to housing crisis, not just more development - ACORN Canada
source: acorncanada.org
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September 10, 2025
Is New Brunswick’s so-called “double tax” increasing your rent?
source: nbmediacoop.org
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September 10, 2025
ACORN Statement on Rent Cap Extension in New Brunswick - ACORN Canada
source: acorncanada.org
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September 06, 2025
N.B. rent cap will remain at 3% for another year, minister says
source: cbc.ca
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September 06, 2025
3 straight months of rent decreases could spell some relief for N.B. tenants
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 03, 2025
N.B. Human Rights Commission wants more tenants to report discrimination in housing
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 02, 2025
N.B. rights group files complaint over tenant 'blacklist' kept by Saint John landlords
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 02, 2025
Tenants caught in a vice between landlord, government tax refund battle
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 02, 2025
N.B. tenants, landlords wait weeks for decisions as record number of disputes clog system
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 01, 2025
CBC News : New Brunswick landlords warn of ‘significant’ rent hikes next year - ACORN Canada
source: acorncanada.org
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August 25, 2025
The affordable housing crisis is a policy disaster, says researcher – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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August 25, 2025
New website may help landlords and tenants keep peace
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New tenants' rights coalition hopeful for reform
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New Brunswick Gets Rent Control - ACORN Canada
source: acorncanada.org
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August 11, 2025
Standing up for tenant rights in New Brunswick
source: centre.support
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August 11, 2025
Landlord Registration/Requirements - Township of North Brunswick
source: northbrunswicknj.gov
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August 11, 2025
Tenants’ rights groups welcome new rent control legislation, but call for more protections [video]
source: nbmediacoop.org
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August 11, 2025
FIRST PERSON: Bureaucratic violence and the Residential Tenancies Tribunal – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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August 11, 2025
Bah humbug: New Brunswick tenants deserve better rent control – NB Media Co-op
source: nbmediacoop.org
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August 11, 2025
Housing Minister David Hickey says government trying to balance tenants’ rights with concerns of developers and landlords
source: nbmediacoop.org
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August 11, 2025
N.B. election: Tenants’ rights group presses parties to impose cap on rent increases - New Brunswick
source: globalnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
Why N.B. landlords who want to renovict tenants now have to apply
source: globalnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
Proposed legislation bans rent increases in first year, but doesn't impose rent control
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenant advocates, landlords see little benefit to New Brunswick’s new residential tenancy rules - New Brunswick
source: globalnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenants' group delivers letter to the province demanding relief for renters
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
N.B. tenants facing large rent increases lose automatic right to get them phased in
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
She complained about problems with her apartment. Then came the 21% rent increase
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New Brunswick tenants by the hundreds adjust to life under new landlords
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New Brunswick corrects potential gap in protection for landlords, minister says
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenants' rights advocates, landlords speak out on decision to let rent caps expire
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New Brunswick tenants rally over landlords evicting tenants because of renovations
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Key New Brunswick tenant protection policy dealt a setback in court decision
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
N.B. government opens investigation into Fredericton rent increases
source: cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
N.B. landlords openly discussed ways around rent caps in video posted to YouTube
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New Brunswick tenants dealing with Canada's fastest-rising rents
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Advocacy groups call for rent cap, more power for tenants
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Rent increase protections for New Brunswick tenants weakened by provincial changes
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New Brunswick landlords warn of 'significant' rent hikes next year
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
What to do when rent is due? Tenants, landlords face uncertainty amid COVID-19 outbreak
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
New Brunswick landlord drops security deposit claim after false photo accusation
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
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