From 7 June 2026, agreements for the sale of manufactured homes in residential parks in Queensland must be in the approved form sale agreement published by the Department of Housing and Public Works.
A seller may be fined up to five penalty units ($834.50 at the time of publication) if they fail to ensure a sale agreement is in the approved form and includes information prescribed by the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Regulation 2017 (Qld) (the Regulation).
The approved form sale agreement was developed to improve transparency for buyers with standardisation of key information and ensure manufactured home sale agreements meet minimum requirements prescribed under the Regulation.
The agreement contains clauses in relation to the statutory cooling-off period, but no other substantive clauses. Therefore, practitioners will need to add clauses to the agreement to cover all other aspects of the transaction, such as:
- payment of the deposit;
- requirements for entering into a site agreement with the park owner;
- conditions regarding finance approval, building and pest inspections, and compliant smoke alarms;
- rights and obligations until settlement;
- conditions of settlement, such as payment of the balance purchase price, release of security interests, delivery of keys and documents, possession of the home, and transfer of ownership;
- other matters affecting the property (e.g., risk, seller’s warranties);
- default by the seller or buyer.
Practitioners should note the approved form sale agreement is only required for the sale of a manufactured home positioned on a site in a residential park in Queensland.
The Department of Housing and Public Works maintains a public register of all residential parks with manufactured homes in Queensland.
For more information about changes to the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (Qld) and Regulation, visit: Manufactured homes legislation changes | Department of Housing and Public Works.
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