WHEREAS the province, through the BC Housing and Policy Branch commissioned a study on the redevelopment of manufactured home parks and the displacement of tenants who lived in these parks; AND WHEREAS the study recommended that the Province amend the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act in order to increase the base level of compensation for displaced manufactured home tenants from a 12-month pad rental, which is currently required: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of British Columbia Municipalities urge the Province to amend the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act in order to increase the compensation for displaced manufactured home park tenants.
Ministry of Housing and Social Development The Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act MHPTA was enacted in 2004 and is designed to balance the rights and responsibilities of both manufactured home park landlords and tenants. The MHPTA and the accompanying Regulation support manufactured home park tenants in the following ways: -Landlords who decide to convert their property to another land use must provide displaced tenants with 12 months notice to vacate. -Landlords who are changing the use of their land must have all the necessary permits and approvals in place usually issued by a municipal government before giving tenants notice to vacate. -Landlords must also compensate displaced tenants by paying each of them a sum equal to 12 months pad rental. Government is currently exploring the feasibility of the creation of a manufactured home park cooperative or bare land strata, to be purchased and owned by the parks residents.