21 December 2023

Dear Members

From all of us here at QMHOA, to all of you, our members and families. We wish you a happy and safe holiday season and hope that the New Year sees for you,
all that you wish for.

To cap off the year we thought we would put together a short list of some of our activities and achievements for you. A little end of 2023 update.  

QMHOA is almost 1 year old and this is what we’ve been doing! 

ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES –

• Assisted 194 Home Owner and Home Owner Committee members, spending well over 100 volunteer hours. Activities and topics have  included but are not limited to:
  • Information on special terms – water costs – pets – electricity costs – site maintenance – etc.
  • Proof-reading of documents and applications of park rules
  • Information and assistance in establishment and running of HOCs and HOAs
  • Support and assistance with Tribunal matters
  • A class action by 200 members of a Hervey Bay Park, ready to be heard in 2024.

EDUCATION ACTIVITIES –

• Our experienced presentation team visited 23 Manufactured Home Parks around South East Qld and delivered presentations to and had discussions with 1,355 home owner attendees. Topics included:
  • Home Owners’ Rights and Obligations under the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act
  • Setting up and obligations of a Home Owners’ Committee and Home Owners’ Associations
  • Current proposals for changes to the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act

• We developed and launched a new QMHOA public website with comprehensive and up to date information for home owners and prospective home owners.

ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES –

• Assisted in distributing the Consultation-Regulatory Impact Statement (C-RIS) to members with proposals for changes to the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act
• Prepared and presented our written response to the C-RIS
• Had follow-up face to face meetings with and sent letters advocating for our position in relation to the C-RIS and other reform to:
  • Minister for Housing and senior officials,
  • Shadow Minister for Housing
  • Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister for Housing
  • A number of Ministers and influential backbench MPs
• Written letters and/or emails to all MPs advocating for our position in relation to the C-RIS
• Written letter to the Minister for Housing raising concerns about the prolonged delays in further progress in relation to the reforms proposed in the C-RIS
• Written letter to the Minister for Housing raising concerns about the lack of any action in relation to other reforms committed to in the Queensland Housing & Homelessness Action Plan 2021-25 (e.g. Review and reform of dispute management through QCAT and investigation of alternative park ownership models)
• Written letters and/or emails to all MPs and senior officials in the Department of Housing raising concerns about the prolonged delays in further progress relating to the reforms proposed in the C-RIS.

Get this Bulletin in printable A4 here.

Roger Marshall | President
0402 435 993 | president@qmhoa.org.au
Queensland Manufactured Home Owners Association Inc.

Contact QMHOA
General information secretary@qmhoa.org.au or call 07 3040 2344.
Membership enquiries membership@qmhoa.org.au
Assistance enquiries assist@qmhoa.org.au.
Or call us on 07 3040 2344.

QMHOA

Keeping Manufactured Home Owners in Queensland Residential Parks informed and represented.