Mobile home sites

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:

• maintaining the cleanliness and repair of the exterior of the mobile home, including the skirting of the mobile home and any structures the tenant has placed on the site
• not running a business in a mobile home located on a rented site
• not violating any health, safety, housing, or building standards regarding the number of people occupying a mobile home.

In addition to the basic landlord responsibilities that apply to all landlords, mobile home site landlords are also responsible to repair the damage if, while maintaining the site, they cause damage to the mobile home, or a structure placed by the tenant on the site.

Changing a mobile home site lease

Landlords of a mobile home site may make changes to the terms and conditions of a lease if they provide three months’ written notice, and the change is reasonable and fair. 

Provide notice of a rent increase on a mobile home site

The rent increase must be a separate document from any other notice or receipt given to the tenant by the landlord and include:

• the name of the tenant
• the address of the rental unit
• the amount of the increase in rent
• the date when the increase is to take effect
• signature of the landlord or agent

Amount of notice required to increase rent on a mobile home site

A landlord can increase rent for mobile home site if they provide the tenant six 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.