Stronger protections have been introduced for people entering into a site agreement at a residential park (Part 4A park).
These reforms are from changes to the Residential Tenancies and Funerals Amendment Act 2024 and the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Housing Statement Reform and Part 4A Site Agreements) Regulations 2025.
What has already changed
More information for prospective site tenants
Before a prospective resident signs a site agreement, the site owner must now provide more information. This includes:
- the name, address, phone number, and ABN (if they have one) of the site owner
- the name and contact details of the site owner’s representative at the residential park, and
- a copy of the site agreement you are being asked to sign.
This information must be provided in the Notice to prospective site tenant which has been updated to incorporate these changes.
Further changes to the information provided to prospective site tenants will take effect from 1 July 2026. Find more information for prospective site tenants from 1 July below.
Clearer rules about rent increases
Site tenants will have clearer information about how rent increases will be calculated.
Site agreements often state that rent increases will be based on increases in the ‘Consumer Price Index’ (CPI). It is not always clear what CPI is being referred to.
Site owners must now identify a specific measure. Otherwise, the all groups CPI for Melbourne, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, will apply.
This ensures that site tenants have a clear understanding of how a rent increase will be calculated rather than being left to guess which measure of CPI a site owner will apply.
Updated forms
Forms have been updated to reflect changes to legislation:
The Notice to prospective site tenant form been updated to include new requirements and a clearer format for disclosure of fees, charges and costs. This form is used by site owners to provide information to prospective site tenants before they sign an agreement.
The Notice to Part 4A site owner form has been updated to reflect new references to legislation. This form can be used by site tenants to notify site owners of required reimbursement of utilities, damage or breakdown to a site or park facility, and a tenant’s intention to terminate an agreement and vacate the park.
Changes starting on 1 July 2026
Standard site agreements
All new site agreements must use a standard form agreement. This will make agreements easier to understand and compare.
The standard form Part 4A site agreement is available to download and must be used from 1 July 2026.
More information for prospective site tenants
From 1 July 2026, site owners must also tell prospective residents:
- how much rent they must pay and when it is due
- how rent increases work and when they can happen
- what services and facilities are available at the park, any costs or rules for using them and park operating hours
- whether there is a site tenants’ committee at the park
- whether the park is in a bushfire prone area and details of any emergency plan in place
- information about keeping pets on the site, and
- what dispute resolution processes are available if problems arise.
A new Notice to prospective site tenant form will be provided before these changes take effect on 1 July 2026.