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Summary | Manufactured homes feedback

We want to deliver improvements to the regulation of residential parks to address concerns about site rent and unsold manufactured homes.

We have developed a Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (C-RIS) which outlines potential reforms to enhance consumer protections while maintaining a viable residential parks industry. You can also read a shorter summary version of the C-RIS.

These documents will help you understand the potential reforms, and their impacts, so that you can give informed feedback.

You can also read the summary information below.

Introduction

In Queensland, residential parks containing manufactured homes are regulated by the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (the Act).

People living in residential parks (manufactured home owners) own their home and rent the land the home is positioned on from the park owner under a site agreement. The Act regulates the rights and responsibilities of the parties in this relationship, seeks to protect consumers from unfair business practices, assists consumers to make informed choices, and supports the continued growth and viability of residential parks.

The number of residential parks in Queensland is growing. Many residential parks provide home owners with access to facilities and services as part of their site agreement and promote the community living benefits of the park. Many residential parks cater exclusively to older Queenslanders and retirees by promoting a seniors-focussed lifestyle.

Residential parks have evolved, and some of the assumptions in the Act no longer reflect how parks operate. Today, instead of mobile structures being brought into a park, many manufactured homes are sold on-site in purpose-built communities. A significant portion of a home’s value is due to its location in a park and access to the services provided.

In recent years, home owners, home owner groups and community groups have pointed to problems with the regulation of site rent increases and the sale of manufactured homes. In response, a commitment to address these issues was included in the Queensland Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2021-2025.

In June 2022, the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy (the department) published an issues paper seeking feedback from the community on specific issues about the regulation of site rent increases and sale of manufactured homes in residential parks. At the same time, the department released a survey for manufactured home owners to gather data about the experience of home owners living in residential parks.

Responses to the issues paper and survey, alongside other publicly available data and an economic analysis of the residential parks industry, are the primary sources of evidence used in the Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (C-RIS).

The C-RIS identifies two core problems experienced by manufactured home owners under the regulatory framework, and a number of interlinked “causes” which contribute to those problems.

We want to deliver improvements to the regulation of residential parks to address concerns about site rent and unsold manufactured homes.

We have developed a Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (C-RIS) which outlines potential reforms to enhance consumer protections while maintaining a viable residential parks industry. You can also read a shorter summary version of the C-RIS.

These documents will help you understand the potential reforms, and their impacts, so that you can give informed feedback.

You can also read the summary information below.

Introduction

In Queensland, residential parks containing manufactured homes are regulated by the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (the Act).

People living in residential parks (manufactured home owners) own their home and rent the land the home is positioned on from the park owner under a site agreement. The Act regulates the rights and responsibilities of the parties in this relationship, seeks to protect consumers from unfair business practices, assists consumers to make informed choices, and supports the continued growth and viability of residential parks.

The number of residential parks in Queensland is growing. Many residential parks provide home owners with access to facilities and services as part of their site agreement and promote the community living benefits of the park. Many residential parks cater exclusively to older Queenslanders and retirees by promoting a seniors-focussed lifestyle.

Residential parks have evolved, and some of the assumptions in the Act no longer reflect how parks operate. Today, instead of mobile structures being brought into a park, many manufactured homes are sold on-site in purpose-built communities. A significant portion of a home’s value is due to its location in a park and access to the services provided.

In recent years, home owners, home owner groups and community groups have pointed to problems with the regulation of site rent increases and the sale of manufactured homes. In response, a commitment to address these issues was included in the Queensland Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2021-2025.

In June 2022, the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy (the department) published an issues paper seeking feedback from the community on specific issues about the regulation of site rent increases and sale of manufactured homes in residential parks. At the same time, the department released a survey for manufactured home owners to gather data about the experience of home owners living in residential parks.

Responses to the issues paper and survey, alongside other publicly available data and an economic analysis of the residential parks industry, are the primary sources of evidence used in the Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (C-RIS).

The C-RIS identifies two core problems experienced by manufactured home owners under the regulatory framework, and a number of interlinked “causes” which contribute to those problems.