The law requires you and the park owner to sign an agreement if you are going to be a permanent resident of the park. You should read the agreement before the beginning of the tenancy to help you understand your rights and responsibilities. This may help to minimise problems between you and the park owner throughout your tenancy.

It is an offence with a maximum penalty of $1,100 for a park owner not to give a resident a written agreement. However, if their is an agreement the park resident will still have the full protection of the law.

The agreement consists of two parts:

• Part one – the terms of the agreement, and
• Part two – the condition report.

You should sign a residential site agreement if you rent:

• a site for your caravan with a rigid annexe, or
• a site for your manufactured home.

Download a copy of Schedule 1 Standard form residential site agreement (where tenancy is for a term of 3 years or less) in PDF format (size: 81k)
Download a copy of Schedule 2 Standard form residential site agreement (where tenancy is for a term exceeding 3 years) in PDF format (size: 36k)

You should sign a moveable dwelling agreement if you rent:

• a site for your caravan without a rigid annexe, or
• a home and site from the park owner.

Download a copy of Schedule 3 Standard form moveable dwelling agreement (where tenancy is for a term of 3 years or less) in PDF format (size: 98k)
Download a copy of Schedule 4 Standard form moveable dwelling agreement (where tenancy is for a term exceeding 3 years) in PDF format (size: 40k)

You should sign a standard form agreement for National Parks if you rent :

• a residential site in a National Park and Wildlife reserve, or
• a moveable dwelling in a National Park and Wildlife reserve

Download a copy of Schedule 5 Standard form agreement for residential sites or moveable dwellings in national parks in PDF format (size: 96k)

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A fixed term is the set period of time that the park owner will allow you to stay on a site or in a dwelling or both. The fixed term ends on a specified date. The length of the fixed term may be weeks, months or years as negotiated between the park owner and resident. After the fixed term has ended, the agreement automatically becomes a continuing agreement. Your tenancy and the terms of the agreement will still continue until the tenancy comes to an end.

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Additional terms may be added to your agreement as long as:

• they are placed in the correct part of the agreement, on a separately labelled page signed by the resident and the park owner, otherwise they may not be valid
• they don’t conflict with the standard terms
• they don’t conflict with the laws applying to residential parks or any other laws, and
• both you and the park owner agree to the terms.

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If you sign an agreement for a tenancy of more than 3 years the park owner must register it with the Land and Property Information NSW. Your agreement must be in the proper form for it to be registered under the Real Property Act 1900. You may have to pay the registration charges yourself. The front page of the moveable dwelling and residential site agreements should state clearly that the tenancy is for more than 3 years.

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A condition report is a written record that shows the condition of the dwelling or site at the start of your tenancy. When your tenancy begins, a condition report must be completed by both you and the park owner.

There are three types of condition reports:

• residential premises condition report for moveable dwelling agreements,
• residential site condition report for residential site agreements, and
• residential premises condition report for standard form agreement for National Parks.

The park owner should give you two copies of the condition report before you sign the agreement. You must complete both copies of the condition report and return one to the park owner within 7 days of signing the agreement. The terms of the agreement and the condition report together form the agreement.

The condition report includes a space where facilities provided in the park, the amount of electricity supply to the site and quantity of gas where cylinders are provided by the park can be listed. You should check that the level of supply available is sufficient to operate your appliances, air conditioning, etc.

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There are many standard terms and conditions in an agreement and cover such things as:

• peace, quiet and privacy
• the behaviour of residents and their guests
• the park management’s access to your site or home
• alterations and additions your site or home
• repairs
• security and access to the park.

These terms and conditions are in the law and cannot be changed. You should read your tenancy agreement for more details about them.

Important. Reading this information and referring to your Agreement is a good way of finding out about your rights and responsibilities. If you have other questions about them, call the Office of Fair Trading on 13 32 20.

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You may sub-let your home provided you have prior consent from the park owner. If you rent the site for your own manufactured home or caravan with a rigid annexe, the park owner cannot unreasonably refuse consent to a sub-letting arrangement or transferring your tenancy. The park owner must have good reasons for not giving consent. If there is a dispute about the refusal being unreasonable, it may be heard in the Tribunal. Under the Act, owners of parks on Crown reserves or in National Parks and Wildlife reserves have the right to refuse to transfer a tenancy Agreement.

If you have a Moveable Dwelling Agreement, the park owner may refuse you consent to sub-let or transfer your tenancy. In this situation, you don't have the right to apply to the Tribunal.

If you are given permission to sub-let your home you will become a landlord to the new resident. As a landlord, your responsibility is to provide your prospective resident with information on all the rights and responsibilities that the law provides to park residents. For more information on these rights and responsibilities, go to other pages in this section.

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