As noted in our previous article on 27 November 2025, the Victorian Parliament have recently made several amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic) (the Act) and the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021 (Vic) (the Regulations) which have a significant impact on caravan park owners, land lease communities and Part 4A Parks in Victoria.
The amendments were passed by the Residential Tenancies and Funerals Amendment Act 2024 (Vic) and the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Housing Statement Reform and Part 4A Site Agreements) Regulations 2025 (Vic).
Many of the amendments are already in effect while many of the changes take effect from 1 July 2026. We provide this update to provide more details on the new obligations for operators of land lease communities and caravan parks.
Standard-Form Site Agreement
The Act and Regulations now prescribe a standard form Site Agreement for all Part 4A Parks or caravan parks with Site Tenants. The standard form Site Agreement must be used for all Site Agreements entered from 1 July 2026 onwards.
Relevantly, the standard form Site Agreement allows operators to insert additional terms or special conditions. However, these terms and conditions must strictly comply with the provisions of the Act.
While the standard form Site Agreement is now available for use, we encourage all operators to seek legal advice with drafting and implementing the standard form Site Agreement to ensure compliance with the Act and the Regulations.
The standard form Site Agreement does not prohibit the charging of Deferred Management Fees (or exit fees) which remain permitted subject to operators disclosing the fees, and charging them, in a manner compliant with the Act.
Notice of Site Fee Increases
Operators must now provide site tenants at least 90 days notice of a non-fixed increase in the site fees for the land lease community or caravan park. This was previously 60 days notice. Operators remain required to provide 28 days notice for fixed increases. The Act and Regulations prescribe different forms for fixed increases and non-fixed increases, and it is important operators implement the correct form. The forms are available on the Consumer Affairs Victoria website.
Additional Disclosure Requirements for new Site Agreements
For Site Agreements entered after 1 July 2026, the Regulations have been updated to provide additional details to be included in the mandatory ‘Notice to Prospective Site Tenant’ disclosure form. This form is available on the Consumer Affairs website but is yet to be updated to reflect the amendments to the Act. If the form is not updated prior to 1 July 2026, operators should still ensure they comply with the new requirements.
The new disclosure requirements of the Act and Regulations include the following:
- Providing further details regarding the basis of rent and rent increases;
- Providing further details regarding all fees, charges and utilities arrangements including deferred management fees and selling agent fees; and
- Providing further details regarding operational matters including services and facilities of the community, park rules and other matters.
For caravan park operators, we note that the changes outlined in this article only apply to site tenants in caravan parks and do not apply to caravan park residents.
This article should not be considered a comprehensive summary of the changes to the Act and the Regulations and operators should seek legal advice in complying with the new requirements.
We have commenced the process of implementing new Site Agreements with many operators and should you require assistance with this process, please contact our office on 0493 451 143 or email admin@pinnacleparks.com.au.