Consumer Protection has declared that changes to the laws that govern residential parks give greater clarity for all residents.
In a statement, the Agency said that previously only caravan parks licensed or operated under the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 were covered by the residential parks laws.
“This raised concerns when new models of residential parks were developed which could not be licensed under the Act,” Consumer Protection said.
“The definition of a residential park has now been amended so that it also covers a place, including a caravan park, where there are sites on which relocatable homes, including caravans may be parked, assembled or erected,” it said.
It said the amendments also covered shared premises for the use of long-stay tenants under a tenancy arrangement.
“The change in the definition provides certainty and makes sure that all residential park tenants are protected under the Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006,” the Agency said.
“This is the first step in implementing a broad set of amendments to the residential parks laws. People wanting to find out more about further upcoming changes should visit the Consumer Protection website.”
It said visitors to the website could also fill out a two-minute survey helping the Agency find out more about its subscribers, as well as what information and topics they would like to see in future bulletins.
The survey can be accessed at this PS News link.
