This document has been produced in light of the work being done by AMHO and the recent Issues Paper and Survey of manufactured homeowners and is presented in two parts.
Pages 2 – 37 Proof of Park Owners Viability
Pages 38 – 44 Staples Structures Provides Large Profits for Park Owners
In respect of notes made in the Manufactured Home (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (the Act) and subsequent amendments enacted in 2010 and 2017 – 2019, we feel it is time to address the matter of viability of these residential parks from the perspective of both the park owners and the homeowners.
In many areas of comment by CHDE, Ministers of Parliament, and in the actual Act under:
Objects of Act (3) The following are also important objects of this Act—
(a) encouraging the continued growth and viability of the residential park industry in the State;
This is a consistent theme whenever there is a move to have the Act amended or changed by those that are in the role of overseeing this housing sector and involved in the content of the particular act.
PART 1
PROOF OF PARK OWNER’S VIABILITY
As advocates of the over 45,000+ homeowners in Queensland in these residential homes, we have researched all areas of the Act implementation and subsequent amendments and our main purpose come under the:
Objects of the Act
(1) The main object of this Act is to regulate, and promote fair trading practices in, the operation of residential parks—
(a) to protect homeowners from unfair business practices;
Therefore, we felt it was timely to examine this underlying matter of viability from both sides of this premise to ensure that this statement is seen in the reality of the future of these residential parks and in their present operation. This submission aims to show that under the current legislation and financial climate there is a need to address the issue of viability and the changes required to the legislation and that, these significant reforms must balance the need for fair outcomes for residents with industry viability for the future but not have the homeowners be the source of huge profits for the park owners and their stakeholders and thus lessen their financial viability.
