slumlords

Keeping up the pressure on MetCap Living

Robert DeVet — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:18:51 +0000

Apartments not safe, unhealthy, tenants say

(KJIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - MetCap Living, one of the largest landlords in Nova Scotia, is not providing safe and healthy homes, tenants say.

MetCap Unhealthy Living

Robert DeVet — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:50:08 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – There is only one word for what happened to Kathleen Latter a few months ago.

Gross.

MetCap Living makes living in Dartmouth apartments miserable, tenants say

Robert DeVet — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:51:21 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - On its website MetCap Living, a company that owns many apartment units in HRM, promises “a great living experience in friendly neighborhoods.”

ACORN Nova Scotia continues to grow, establishes Dartmouth chapter

Robert DeVet — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:08:37 +0000

Grassroots activism and patient organizing pay off for anti-poverty organization

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - At a community meeting in North Dartmouth last night Nova Scotia ACORN formally established its second chapter in metro.

Landlords from hell and rodents for roommates

Robert DeVet — Tue, 13 May 2014 22:22:42 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – About twenty low income tenants came to City Hall to find some accountability, but all they found were rodents, insects and bedbugs.

Lively community meeting tackles landlord licensing and rent control

Robert DeVet — Fri, 09 May 2014 16:02:10 +0000

ACORN Nova Scotia establishes Halifax chapter

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - For many people in Nova Scotia bed bugs, Nova Scotia Power bills and rent increases are much like the weather. You can complain about it, but it's not going to make a difference.