Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (Qld)

Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003

An Act to provide for the positioning and occupancy of manufactured homes in residential parks, and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State. (2) However, nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

Division 2 Objects of Act and relationship with FTI Act

4 Objects of Act (1) The main object of this Act is to regulate, and promote fair trading practices in, the operation of residential parks— (a) to protect home owners from unfair business practices; and (b) to enable home owners, and prospective home owners, to make informed choices by being fully aware of their rights and responsibilities in their relationship with park owners. (2) The main object is achieved by— (a) declaring particular rights and obligations of the park owner, and home owners, for a residential park; and (b) facilitating the disclosure of information about a residential park, and this Act, to a prospective home owner for a site; and (c) regulating— (i) the making, content, assignment and ending of a site agreement; and (ii) the sale of an abandoned manufactured home positioned on a site in a residential park; and (iii) the variation of site rent; and (d) facilitating participation by home owners for a residential park in the affairs, maintenance and operation of the park; and (e) providing ways of resolving a residential park dispute; and (f) protecting home owners from unfair or excessive increases in site rent; and (g) preserving the safety and security of tenure of home owners. (3) The following are also important objects of this Act— (a) encouraging the continued growth and viability of the residential park industry in the State; (b) providing a clear regulatory framework to ensure certainty for the residential park industry in planning for future expansion.