Residency in a Manufactured Homes Residential Park

The over 50’s community interest in the Manufactured Homes residential parks has also been fueled by the distinct difference from retirement villages where on-going fees and exit fees are generally quite extensive and can result in a substantial loss to a residents capital investment when terminating residency in the retirement village.

There has been recent discussion in the Queensland sector around the government setting up some of these Manufactured Homes residential parks for housing commission purposes and pensioners, where government approved residents would pay a weekly fee to reside in the residential park in a particular Manufactured Home and payment of such site fees may be connected to social welfare entitlements of individuals in those categories. This will be an interesting area of development to watch in years to come, not only in Queensland but in the other states of Australia as further consideration is given to better management of housing arrangements connected with the demands of our social welfare system.