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Mobile Homes
117. The Act extends the protection for people who occupy a mobile home and let a stance from a site operator. The current legislation can leave some mobile home owners in a vulnerable position, so the Act rebalances the rights of mobile home and site owners on issues around tenancy conditions, security of occupation, and the selling of mobile homes. Condition, but not age, will be able to be taken into account when deciding whether a mobile home is detrimental to a site. There is also a provision to improve protection for mobile home occupiers against harassment.
Scottish Executive approach
118. This aspect of the Act will be taken forward by staff within the Housing and Regeneration Group of the Scottish Executive.
119. The key steps in implementation will be
- carrying out research
- Regulatory Impact Assessment and consultation on modifications to Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes Act 1983
- regulations
- publicity for relevant interests.
120. Our provisional estimate is that the regulations on the new schedule of rights for renters of mobile home stances will come into force in mid-2007.
Local authority role
121. A local authority will have a role in providing information to occupiers of mobile homes and site operators.
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