Nova Scotia

Extend the term of your tenant's residential lease with this easy-to-use Extension Agreement for Nova Scotia rentals.

• The landlord and tenant agree to extend the lease term for an additional period and at a monthly rental rate set out in the Extension Agreement.
• All provisions of the original lease which are not amended in the Extension Agreement remain the same.

If you're a Nova Scotia landlord, you'll find this form handy. Buy, download, use immediately - re-use as often as you like.

Get your landlord's consent to assign your lease or sublet your rental unit for the rest of the lease term with this Nova Scotia Permission Agreement to Sublet or Assign Lease.

• The new tenant must meet the landlord's requirements, and the landlord must give its written approval of the new tenant.
• The form contains clauses for either an assignment of the lease or a sublease of the premises.
• The landlord has the option to hold the existing tenant responsible for performing the tenant's obligations until the end of the lease term, or alternatively, to release the tenant from all obligations under the lease once a new tenant is approved.
• This form is available as a downloadable and fully editable MS Word template.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

NS landlords, do you lease to tenants who are minors (such as students)? Make sure a parent or guardian of the tenant executes this Lease Co-signer Agreement and attach it to the Lease.

• The cosigner agrees to:
  • have the landlord check their credit,
  • guarantee that the tenant complies with the rental agreement,
  • guarantee the payment of rent.
• This is a downloadable legal form which is customizable and easy to use.
• Intended for use only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Give notice to your tenants that their rental property has been sold with this Nova Scotia Notice to Tenant of Sale of Rental Premises form.

• The Notice must be served on every tenant to fulfill the requirement for formal written notice of the sale.
• The tenant is instructed to pay rent to the new owner.
• The Notice also includes a Record of Service form.
• This is a downloadable legal form template which can be used by both landlords and rental property managers.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

If you own rental property in Nova Scotia, you can rent it to a tenant with this downloadable Residential Lease / Tenancy Agreement.

• The template can be used for a house, apartment, or mobile home (manufactured home) space.
• The Agreement can be used for either a fixed term lease (for instance, a lease term of 1 year) or for a periodic tenancy (month to month, week to week, or year to year).
• The template includes a section for premises that are administered under a public housing program, and a set of rules and rent calculation guidelines for public housing units.
• The lease also contains the statutory conditions required by the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA).
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

If you plan to keep part of your tenant's security deposit for unpaid rent or damages, you must file this Security Deposit Claim form with the Nova Scotia Director of Residential Tenancies.

• The claim form must be filed within 10 days after the tenancy terminates.
• If the security deposit is not sufficient to cover the amount being claimed, the landlord can file an application with the Director for an order for the balance remaining.
• You can download this PDF form or fill it in online directly through Service Nova Scotia.