Public Housing and Equality Rights - Dartmouth/Halifax County Regional Housing Authority v. Irma Sparks

Stephen G Coughlan

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Abstract

In Dartmouth/HalifaxCounty Regional Housing Authority v. Sparks, courts in Nova Scotia are once again called upon to consider whether tenants in public housing are entitled to the same protection as private tenants. The Supreme Court Appeal Division decided in Bernard v. Dartmouth Housing Authority that shorter notice periods for public housing tenants were not objectionable, under either s. 7 or s. 15 of the Charter. The issue will now return to the Court of Appeal, but in the meantime the County Court has held that Bernard still sets the standard in Nova Scotia.
Original languageCanadian English
JournalDalhousie Law Journal
Issue number2.0
Publication statusPublished - Oct. 1 1992

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  2. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  3. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • public housing
  • equality
  • rights
  • Dartmouth
  • Halifax
  • Nova Scotia
  • Canada
  • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
  • discrimination
  • courts

Disciplines

  • Civil Rights and Discrimination
  • Common Law

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