Residential Tenancies: guide to ending a tenancy (lease) for tenants and landlords
Process tenants and landlords must follow to end a tenancy (lease) properly.
This guide outlines the ways tenants and landlords can end a tenancy (lease), and the process they need to follow depending on which way they end the tenancy.
Information includes:
- how tenants can end a tenancy (at the end of a lease period, early, after receiving Form DR2, or by assigning or subletting the premises)
- when the tenant needs to give notice to the landlord
- which forms the tenants need to use
- how landlords can end a tenancy (rental arrears, breach of statutory conditions, new owner occupying the premises or additional circumstances)
- when the lanlord needs to give notice to the tenant
- which forms the landlords need to use
- security deposits
- abandoned property
- what to do if there’s a dispute

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- Guide
Author: Residential Tenancies
Department: Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services