Tenants

Tenants in N.W.T. are owed interest on security deposits. For years, they’ve received almost nothing

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The Northwest Territories’ Residential Tenancy Act requires landlords to pay tenants interest on security deposits. But since an amendment to the article governing the rates came into force in 2010, interest rates for N.W.T. security deposits have never been higher than 0.05%, or five cents per one thousand dollar.

Housing NWT reduces reliance on leased units in public housing through Yellowknife’s Nordic Arms apartment building | Government of Northwest Territories

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Housing Northwest Territories (Housing NWT) is pleased to announce that tenants have started moving into the Nordic Arms apartment building in Yellowknife, with all tenants scheduled to move in by October 2023. Housing NWT is taking meaningful steps to expand its portfolio of owned public housing units to increase the wellbeing of individuals and communities … Read more