Victorian Current Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 206AF

Except in accordance with this Act, a person must not—

        (a)     require or force a resident to vacate a site or a caravan; or

        (b)     take or attempt to take possession of a site by removing the caravan in which the resident resides; or

        (c)     exclude or attempt to exclude from or restrict or attempt to restrict access to the site or the caravan or the caravan park in which either is situated; or

        (d)     take or attempt to take possession of the caravan in which a resident resides; or

        (e)     interfere with the peace and comfort of a resident for the purposes of causing the resident to abandon the site or the caravan; or

        (f)     withdraw or restrict services or facilities which are reasonably required for the occupation of a site or a caravan as a residence for the purposes of causing the resident to abandon the site or caravan.

Penalty:     150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

Subdivision 2—Termination and new residency rights in caravan parks because of family violence or personal violence

S. 206AG inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 238 (as amended by No. 1/2021 s. 96).