Increases in rent
51 Increases in rent
(1) An operator may increase the rent payable under a caravan park agreement only if both of the following are specified in the agreement:
the right to increase the rent;
(b) the amount of the increase in rent or the method of calculation of the increase in rent.
(2) A proposal to increase the rent payable under a caravan park agreement is of no effect unless at least 30 days written notice is given to the resident of:
the amount of the increase; and
the date from which the increase is to take effect.
(3) The date fixed for an increase in rent in relation to an occupancy must not be earlier than 6 months after:
the day on which the caravan park agreement starts; or
(b) if there has been a previous increase of rent under this section in relation to one or more of the same residents and the same caravan or caravan site (as the case may be) – the last increase.
(4) If the rent payable under a caravan park agreement is increased under this section, the terms of the agreement are varied accordingly.
(5) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) do not apply in relation to a provision of a caravan park agreement in relation to an occupancy under which the rent payable changes automatically on a stated date on the basis that all rents for that caravan park change on that date.
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