When to use RTB-10
The current homeowner asks the park owner to approve assigning their site tenancy to a prospective home purchaser. An assignment allows the purchaser to take over that tenancy, rather than automatically starting a new park site tenancy at new rent. If the existing tenancy is not assigned and a buyer keeps the home in the park, the landlord and buyer may need a new site tenancy agreement instead. RTB-10 is about the site tenancy, not a contract for the sale of the manufactured home itself.
Complete the correct sections
- The home owner fills out sections A–E, including the park/site, proposed assignment date, current site rent, last rent increase and tenancy terms.
- Give the purchaser the written tenancy agreement, park rules and any outstanding notices or orders. Include copies with the request where the form requires them.
- The purchaser completes section F: addresses and landlord contacts, two personal references, consent for credit/reference checks, intended use and, for a qualifying 55-plus park, age information.
- The park owner fills out section G to give consent or explain a legally permitted ground for refusal.
The ten-day response rule
Serve the complete request on the park owner using a legally permitted method well before the intended assignment date, and retain proof of service and when it was received or deemed received. The official RTB-10 says the owner must receive the park owner's response by the end of the tenth day after the park owner received or was deemed to receive the request. If no response arrives by then, consent can be conclusively deemed given when the statutory procedure was followed. Both sides may agree in writing to extend the response deadline.
Can the park owner refuse?
The park owner cannot refuse arbitrarily. Legally prescribed reasons may include reasonable negative credit or reference information suggesting the purchaser cannot meet the agreement, failure to satisfy a lawful 55-plus park requirement, intended use inconsistent with the tenancy, existing rent arrears, or other grounds in the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation. If consent is wrongly withheld, the home owner may seek an RTB order authorizing the assignment. The park owner cannot charge a fee for considering, investigating or consenting to an assignment.
Common mistakes
Relying on an informal verbal request, failing to provide required purchaser information or park rules, counting the ten days from the mailing date rather than legally deemed receipt, or assuming deemed consent without proof of proper service. A park owner can require use of the official RTB-10 form.
Official source
See the six-page RTB-10 and its important instructions ↗, and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, section 28 ↗.