Learn more about rights, responsibilities, and lease agreement terms unique to mobile home sites
A mobile home site refers to the land on which a mobile home is located. The lease agreement between the landlord and tenant outlines the details of renting the land and any included services, rather than renting the mobile home.
A landlord cannot prevent a mobile home owner from selling, leasing, transferring or otherwise parting with possession of their mobile home.
If the mobile home itself is a rental, the same rules and regulations apply as any other rental unit in New Brunswick.
In addition to the basic tenant responsibilities that apply to all tenants, mobile home site tenants are also responsible for the following:
In addition to the basic landlord responsibilities that apply to all landlords, mobile home site landlords are also responsible to:
Landlords of a mobile home site may make changes to the terms and conditions of a lease if they provide 3 months’ written notice, and the change is reasonable and fair. To learn how to give proper notice:
The rent increase must be a separate document from any other notice or receipt given to the tenant by the landlord and include:
A landlord can increase rent for mobile home site if they provide the tenant 6 months’ written notice.
For example, for a rent increase to start on July 1, your landlord must provide written notice no later than January 1.
New rent amounts must be within market value for the condition and size of the unit as compared to similar units in the same building or neighbourhood.
The TLRO has the authority to rule a phased-in rent increase over a period of up to three years, if contributing factors warrant it.
For more information, see Rent Increases
If a tenant suspects the landlord increased rent because the tenant filed a complaint against them, they may contact the Residential Tenancies Tribunal who offers protection against retaliatory rent increases under the Residential Tenancies Act.
When a tenant receives notice of a rent increase, they have the choice of requesting a review through the Tenant and Landlord Relations Office or ending their lease. If they chose to request a review, they must apply within 15 days of service of notice. To learn more about your options:
The landlord must allow the tenant to sublet or assign their lease to a new tenant. However, the landlord may reserve the right to approve or deny the new tenant. This is written in the lease agreement.
Either a tenant or landlord can end a lease as long as the other party is given the proper amount of notice in writing. A written notice to end a lease must include:
We offer printable Notice of Termination forms that landlords and tenants can use. If this form is used, a signature is required. Landlords use the Notice of Termination to Tenant form, and tenants use the Notice of Termination to Landlord form.
The tenant must provide 2 rental months’ written notice to end the lease.
For example, written notice must be provided no later than February 1 to end a lease on March 31.
The landlord must provide 6 rental months’ written notice to end the lease.
For example, written notice must be provided no later than January 1 to end a lease on June 30.
The landlord must provide a reason for ending the lease. The landlord can only end the lease for one of the following reasons:
If you have a problem with your mobile home site landlord or tenant, there are steps you can follow and services available to help you solve it. To learn more: