Nova Scotia Form J — Application to Director — Repair / Statutory Condition 1

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Director Application Narrative — Repair

This is the substantive narrative attached to Form J. The Director may order repairs, rent abatement, reimbursement, and administrative penalties under RTA s.13 + s.17 + Statutory Condition 1.

This letter will cite

Nova Scotia Residential Tenancies Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c.401, s.9 Statutory Condition 1 (repair / fit for habitation); s.13 (Director's order procedure); s.17 / s.17A (administrative penalty); Public Health Act parallel track; municipal property-maintenance bylaws; Legal Profession Act, S.N.S. 2004, c.28 (UPL framing).

Narrative attached to Form J — Application to Director. Filing is FREE for tenants. Director's order appealable to Small Claims Court within 10 days.

Confirm tenancy in Nova Scotia

Date you sent the stage-1 repair demand letter

Landlord's response so far

Briefly describe what (if anything) the landlord did

Rental property address

City / municipality

Monthly rent (CAD)

Number of full months the issue has affected the tenancy

Rent abatement percentage you are claiming (0-100)

The Director's typical range: 10-30% for non-emergency interference; up to 50%+ for substantial interference (no heat in winter, no water, no electricity, severe pest infestation).

Total documented out-of-pocket expenses (CAD)

Factual narrative (6–12 sentences) — chronology of the issue, how it affects the unit, who in the household it affects

Remedies requested from the Director (tick all)

Order the landlord to complete the specified repairs by a date certainOrder rent abatement for the period the unit was not fit for habitationOrder reimbursement of my documented out-of-pocket expensesApply any applicable administrative penalty under RTA s.17 / s.17AOrder that further breach within a fixed period triggers automatic rent abatementConfirm my right to terminate the tenancy for material breach (Statutory Condition 4) where the repair fails