When you sign a Site Agreement to occupy a site in a residential village, you agree to comply with certain requirements and expect that the site owner will also undertake certain responsibilities.
Under the Residential Tenancies Act (Part 4A), the owner of the land-lease village may make the rules for the use, enjoyment, control, and management of the village.
If there is a dispute between village owners and residents or between residents, it is good practice for the parties to attempt to solve any problems themselves and try to come to an agreement.
The main on-going fee to be considered in a land-lease village is the site rental and the applicable annual increases.
In a land-lease village, the village owner must pay the installation and initial connection costs to a site for electricity, gas, bottled gas, or water.
The Victorian law gives residents who have signed a valid site agreement in a land-lease village, the right to form and to take part in residents’ committees. Only one Residents’ Committee is permitted in each land-lease village.
In a land-lease village, there are many areas requiring maintenance, but they are generally the responsibility of the home owners or the village owner.
Sometimes, you may need help to sort out disputes with either the site owner/operator or another resident.
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