VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 179 Duty of caravan park owner to maintain communal areas

Duty of caravan park owner to maintain communal areas (1) A caravan park owner must maintain, repair and keep clean and tidy all communal bathrooms, toilets, laundries and other communal facilities in the caravan park. (1A) If a resident has reported to the caravan park owner damage or breakdown of communal facilities at the caravan park under section 173(2), the caravan park owner must ensure that the damage or breakdown is repaired as soon as practicable. (2) When repairing or renovating communal facilities, a caravan park owner must— (a) minimise inconvenience and disruption to residents; and (b) if necessary, provide temporary substitute facilities. Note This section is a duty provision and a contravention of this section may be dealt with as a breach of a duty under Part 5 and other provisions of this Act.