Last updated 12 January 2007
Types of mobile homes
The following types of residences are examples of what is considered to be a mobile home:
- caravan,
- boat,
- transportable home,
- vehicle, and
- tent.
Assessment of a mobile home
The following table provides reference points for the assessment rules of certain types of mobile homes.
Principal homes
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If the principal home is a mobile home in which the person has... |
Then follow the assessment rules contained in ... |
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reasonable security of tenure, |
Homeowner's Basic Assessment Rules. More →
Homeowner's Basic Assessment Rules |
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no reasonable security of tenure, |
Non-Homeowner's Basic Assessment Rules. More →
Non-Homeowner's Basic Assessment Rules |
Mooring or site fees
Mobile home owners who pay a fee for the use of a site to situate the vehicle or structure, or a fee for the right to moor a vessel, may be eligible to receive rent assistance.
Site fees
Caravan parks marketed as retirement parks
If a person purchases a mobile home and pays site fees to a caravan park that is marketed as a retirement park, they will be assessed as a mobile homeowner. These parks are not considered to be retirement villages.