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Mobile homes, or “rvs,” can be broadly defined as portable residential units that can be transported by a towing device, used as a place to live while travelling or on vacation, but sometimes also as a permanent dwelling. A mobile-home park is a residential area that is composed of two or more mobile homes. A landlord provides the land as well as the services and facilities. A land-lease community is similar to a mobile-home park, except that the homes are more permanent structures.

Provincial tenancy acts (in Ontario it is called the Tenant Protection Act) cover landlord and tenant relations in a mobile-home park or land-lease community only if the tenant owns the dwelling in which he or she lives, and if the dwelling is used as the permanent residence of the occupant. In cases where the mobile home is not the permanent residence, disputes between landlords and tenants can be brought to an independent agency such as the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal.

Real estate agents are increasingly involved with mobile and land-lease homes as a result of the aging Canadian population as well as pricing advantages that are associated with land leases. In mobile-home parks and land-lease communities, the landlord retains possession of the land, the facilities, and the services designed for the common use and enjoyment of the tenants.

Ask your agent for information regarding land leases if you are considering entering into such an agreement.