51Increases in rent

51 Increases in rent (1) An operator may increase the rent payable under a caravan park agreement only if both of the following are specified in the agreement: (a) the right to increase the rent; (b) the amount of the increase in rent or the method of calculation of the increase in rent. (2) A proposal to increase the rent payable under a caravan park agreement is of no effect unless at least 30 days written notice is given to the resident of: (a) the amount of the increase; and (b) the date from which the increase is to take effect. (3) The date fixed for an increase in rent in relation to an occupancy must not be earlier than 6 months after: (a) the day on which the caravan park agreement starts; or

Caravan Parks Act 2012 33 (b) if there has been a previous increase of rent under this section in relation to one or more of the same residents and the same caravan or caravan site (as the case may be) – the last increase. (4) If the rent payable under a caravan park agreement is increased under this section, the terms of the agreement are varied accordingly. (5) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) do not apply in relation to a provision of a caravan park agreement in relation to an occupancy under which the rent payable changes automatically on a stated date on the basis that all rents for that caravan park change on that date.