Not allowing someone to rent based on their race, physical or mental disability, or social condition is against the New Brunswick Human Rights Act, but allegations of landlords doing so in the province continue.
Efforts among the Maritime provinces to have more housing built quickly show Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are having more success than New Brunswick, despite the New Brunswick government's loosening of tenant rent protections last year in an effort to boost development.
Residents of a fire-damaged apartment building in Fredericton are being told to clear out all their possessions even the ones that have to go straight to the dump or risk losing their damage deposit.
Fredericton city staff are working on new zoning rules that would allow apartment units to be built in parts of the city traditionally reserved for commercial use, such as around Prospect Street, St. Mary's Street and Bishop Drive, all away from the downtown.