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Lauren M. Randall · CEO & Managing Partner · Real Estate · Halifax
99 Wyse Road, Suite 600, Dartmouth, NS B3A 4S5
Managing partner whose practice focuses on residential real estate, and wills and estate planning, with a particular interest in condominium law. The firm's office is in Dartmouth, in Halifax Regional Municipality, and it also covers family law, employment law for employees and employers, and accident and personal injury claims.
Buying and selling homes and condos, mortgages, title problems, and landlord and tenant matters. In Nova Scotia deed transfer tax is set by each municipality and collected through the Land Registry when the deed is registered. Buyers who do not live in Nova Scotia pay a provincial tax as well.
In Halifax Regional Municipality, deed transfer tax is 1.5% of the purchase price — $7,500 on a $500,000 home. The deed must be registered within 10 days of acquiring title, and penalties may apply if the tax is paid late.
Yes. Buyers who are not residents of Nova Scotia pay the Non-resident Provincial Deed Transfer Tax of 10% on residential property with three units or less, on top of the municipal tax. There is an exemption for people who move to Nova Scotia within six months.
The Residential Tenancies Program. A residential tenancy officer tries mediation if both sides agree and otherwise holds a hearing. An application costs $31.15 and can be made up to one year after the tenancy has ended; the decision can be appealed to the Small Claims Court within 10 days.
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