The Greens welcome a bill to give rights to long-term residents of caravan parks passing the Parliament. It’s past time long-stay residents of caravan parks were given protections against unfair eviction.
Tasmania has been the only state without protections for long-stay residents of caravan parks for too long. It’s left residents at the Beauty Point Tourist Park vulnerable to eviction with little notice.
It’s been a completely unfair and deeply distressing situation for residents, who could have their home taken away from them for no reason. The Greens have been advocating for change for residents for more than a year an half.
Last year, the Greens tabled a petition signed by nearly three thousand people calling on the Liberals to improve the rights of long-term residents of tourist parks. It was good to see the Liberals listening to Greens’ and community members’ calls during the last state election and committing to these reforms, and their progression through the Parliament.
We were pleased to have amended the bill to require a bond be held by the Rental Deposit Authority, and to allow residents to appeal rule changes and evictions to TasCAT. These are important changes to give long-stay residents of caravan parks real rights, and we look forward to them soon becoming law.
