§ Mr. MillsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the protection for tenants in the Mobile Homes Act 1983 against unreasonable landlords; and if be will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungThe Mobile Homes Act 1983 gives certain rights and protection to all residents whose agreements with their site owner allows them to live in their mobile home as their main residence. These include security of tenure and the right to sell their mobile home on site. Many site owners also give additional rights to residents in excess of the statutory requirements. An industry-backed code of good practice, the residents charter launched in January this year, aims to encourage high standards on mobile home sites.
The rules governing reasonable behaviour apply to mobile home site owners just as they apply to all citizens. In addition, local authorities have the power to start legal proceedings against site owners who are harassing their residents.