Residential parks
A ‘residential park’ may also be known as a caravan park, manufactured home estate, mobile home village or relocatable home park. Residents of a park may own their caravan or manufactured home and rent the site from the park owner. Residents may also rent accommodation that is owned by the park owner.
The resident and park owner are required by law to sign a ‘residential site agreement’, ‘moveable dwelling agreement’ or a ‘residential tenancy agreement’ depending on the situation.
The Residential Parks Division applies to people who permanently live in a residential park. It does not apply if the residential park is not the principal place of residence, or if the site is rented for holiday purposes (see General Division for applications concerning long-term casual occupants of holiday parks).
Applications
The CTTT can hear and determine applications from both residential park residents and park owners.
To lodge an application in the Residential Parks Division you can:
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Lodge your application online
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Collect an application form in person from any CTTT Registry or Fair Trading Centre.
Learn about the types of orders that can be applied for under the Residential Parks Division.
After lodging your application with the CTTT, you can expect a first hearing within 3 weeks for matters concerning orders for termination, or within 6 weeks for all other matters.
Multiple applications
In this Division, the CTTT often receives a large number of concurrent applications from a group of residents from the same park concerning the same issues and seeking similar orders. These ‘multiple' applications are case managed collectively and are listed together for conciliation and hearing.
Top of pageDisputes
The common types of issues that arise in this Division include:
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Breaches of the agreement
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Notices of termination
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Excessive rent claims
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Withdrawal of goods, services and facilities
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Alterations and additions to dwellings
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Rent and bond issues.
Jurisdictional limits
In the Residential Parks Division, the CTTT has jurisdiction to determine applications up to $30,000 for rental bond matters.
Time limits apply - refer to the orders that can be made in the Residential Parks Divison.
Legislation
The legislation that relates to residential parks are:
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Residential Parks Act 1998
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Residential Tenancies Act 2010
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