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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
71NSale of home located on residential park site
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71N Sale of home located on residential park site
(a) a person owns a manufactured home or mobile home
(the occupant’s premises) that is located in a residential park
under a site agreement; and
(b) the person intends to offer the premises for sale.
(2) The person must not display a sign about the sale in or on the premises
or in the residential park unless—
(a) the person has told the operator about their intention to sell the
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(b) the sign is no larger than the maximum size prescribed by
(3) The operator of a residential park must not take any action to hinder
the person’s sale of the premises in the park if the person has
complied with subsection (2).
(4) Without limiting subsection (3), an operator of a residential park
hinders a person’s sale of premises in the park if the operator—
(a) unreasonably stops potential buyers from inspecting the
(b) makes false or misleading statements about the park that affect
or may affect the sale; or
(c) prevents the person from displaying a sign about the sale.
(5) An operator of a residential park is not taken to hinder a person’s sale
of their premises only because the operator—
(a) imposes conditions relating to potential buyers entering or
remaining in the park that are reasonable in the circumstances;
or
(b) has reasonably refused to consent to a proposed assignment of
the person’s interest in the site agreement.