VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 190A Application to Director to investigate need for non-urge

Application to Director to investigate need for non-urgent site repairs

(1) A resident may apply to the Director to investigate whether the caravan park owner is in breach of a duty to ensure the site which the resident occupies, or a structure or a fixture owned by the caravan park owner on the site, is maintained in good repair if—

(a) the resident has given notice to the caravan park owner that site repairs (other than urgent site repairs) are required— (i) to the site which the resident occupies; or (ii) any structure or a fixture owned by the caravan park owner on the site; and

(b) the caravan park owner has not carried out the site repairs within 14 days after being given the notice.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be in writing.

(3) On an application under subsection (1), the Director—

(a) may investigate; and

(b) may negotiate arrangements for the carrying out of site repairs if the Director is satisfied that the caravan park owner is in breach of the duty to maintain in good repair the site, or a structure or a fixture in the caravan park owned by the caravan park owner; and

(c) may give a written report to the resident.