According to the Residential Tenancies Act in place in NovaScotia, residents who have been renting premises for more than fiveyears have security of tenure, which means that they can be givennotice to leave only if they are in violation of their obligationsunder the lease. The Act, however, specifically excludes people whoare living in public housing, and Mrs. Evans, a single mother withtwo children, had been living in the public housing for 10 yearswhen she was given one month’s notice to leave.

What arguments might she raise to defeat this notice to vacate?How would it affect your answer to know that Mrs. Evans was a blackwoman, and she was one of a group of black woman on socialassistance particularly hard it by the legislation in question?