What notice do caravan park owners have to give to end a residency?
A caravan park owner may give a resident a notice to vacate without giving a reason. The notice must give the date the resident is to leave by. This date must be at least 120 days from the date of the notice. A resident can be asked to leave a caravan park immediately if: • the caravan park owner has ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe that serious acts of violence have occurred • the safety of someone on the premises is in danger • the resident is causing a disruption to the peace of the caravan park. Special circumstances Seven days’ notice can be given if: • there is seven days or more rent/hire charges owing • there has been a breach of a compliance order or compensation order issued by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) • two ‘breach of duty’ notices have already been served and the same problem arises again • the caravan or site is used for illegal purposes. When there is a written agreement with a set end date, a caravan owner can give a resident 14 days’ notice
