The QLD Government has releases its changes to retirement village and land lease communities regulations plus announced it will fund resident advocacy.
And with it the ABC has taken this opportunity to revisit its Four Corners program on the village sector. See their report HERE.
ACSA reports the changes to the Retirement Villages Act 1999:
- enabling simplified, standard contracts,
- requiring ongoing fees and charges to be clearly declared upfront,
- introducing a minimum 21 days to evaluate the contract before signing,
- limiting the time for payment of a resident’s exit entitlement
- making unit reinstatement arrangements before resale fairer, and
- introducing enforceable behavior standards for village operators and residents.
Changes to the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 include:
- limiting rent increases to once per year,
- making the legislation easier to understand,
- introducing enforceable behavior standards for park owners, staff and residents.
At the same time the government is providing $1 million over two years to support the following advocacy groups:
- Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (ARQRV)
- Associated Residential Parks Queensland Inc (ARPQ)
- Council on the Ageing (COTA)
- National Seniors Australia (NSA)
- Tenants Queensland (TQ)
