By Tom Mark

Updated Protection In Effect For Manufactured Home Park Tenants

Jun 6, 2018 | 9:10 AM

New compensation for tenants of manufactured home parks facing eviction takes effect today.

The changes to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act include a consistent 12-month notice to end tenancy and ensuring the same for all tenancy agreements under the act.

Compensation landlords must pay tenants when the park is closed is now $20,000, an increase from the previous requirement of 12 months of pad rental costs.

Owners would be eligible for more compensation if a home cannot be relocated.

Park owners are also required to compensate tenants for the assessed value of the home over $20,000.

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Previously, there was no compensation if a manufactured home could not be relocated.

It’s also been clarified that tenants are not responsible for disposal costs.

The government has also increased the amount of compensation for bad-faith evictions.

Landlords, who give notice of a manufactured home park closure, but fail to proceed with the closure after eviction, must pay tenants 12 months’ pad rental, or $5,000, whichever is greater.

You can find more information on the guidelines, forms and other details of the changes, including questions and answers can be found online:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/changes-to-tenancy-laws

by Tom Mark