HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia minister says tenants in a downtown Halifax building that’s been without power for two weeks will be given priority at the provincial office that enforces tenancy laws.
Jill Balser, minister responsible for the Residential Tenancies Act, says cases involving The Scotian apartment building on Green Street will be treated as an emergency.
Balser says the government is concerned by the situation but didn’t give details on how the province would solve the problem.
The minister is urging tenants to come forward to the residential tenancies program if they require help in resolving issues with their leases at the building.
Power has been out at the 50-unit building since Aug. 27, and tenants complain it’s been difficult to get information from property manager Templeton Properties.
Templeton has not returned requests for comment, and tenants say the outage was caused by flooding that affected electrical panels.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2025.
