Nova Scotia · Tenant
Nova Scotia rent increase cap calculator.
Apply Nova Scotia’s temporary 5% rent cap to your current rent — the most a landlord can raise rent for an existing tenant once every 12 months.
Nova Scotia’s rent cap is 5%, in effect until December 31, 2027.
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How Nova Scotia’s rent cap works
The cap is 5% and is in effect until December 31, 2027; the Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act sets 5% for each of 2025, 2026 and 2027 and has no force after that date. Rent can only be increased by up to 5% once every 12 months, and not at all during the first 12 months of a tenancy. The Residential Tenancies Program says no exceptions are allowed, even if the lease type changes, more people live in the unit, or services are added.
The cap does not apply to new tenants signing a new lease, public housing, or land-lease communities (mobile home parks). Landlords must give written notice stating the amount of the increase and the date the new rent starts. Removing a service or charging separately for something previously included counts as a rent increase and needs at least four months’ written notice.
Sources, last verified 2026-09-29: Temporary Rent Cap and Rent Increases (novascotia.ca, 2026) and the Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act.
Not legal advice
This tool computes the published statutory cap only. It does not cover exemptions, unit-specific decisions or notice-validity questions. For a dispute, contact your province's residential tenancies office or a lawyer/advocate. It runs entirely in your browser: nothing you type is transmitted, stored, or logged.