Check whether there is a park committee
Use RTB-56A only if no park committee exists. If a valid committee has been established, the correct notice is RTB-56B, and the committee's decision-making process under regulation sections 22 and 23 applies. Confirm the committee's status: under regulation section 21, a committee may be deemed disbanded if its annual meeting is not held within 15 months.
Two separate timing requirements
Notice: Under regulation section 29(2), the completed prescribed notice must be given to tenants at least three months before the new rules take effect; allow for the method of service and deemed receipt. Frequency: Under sections 29(4) and 30(2.1)(b), landlord-made changes and landlord notices are limited until at least one year has passed since the last landlord-made change or notice, as applicable. Do not confuse three months' advance notice with permission to change rules every three months.
Complete the three sections of the six-page form
- Section 1 — Landlord and park information: List the park name and address, landlord or park-owner names and contact details. If additional landlords or distinct mailing addresses must be listed, attach RTB-26.
- Section 2 — Notice of changes: Give the date the rules were established or last changed and a lawful effective date meeting both the three-month notice period and the 12-month spacing requirement. Record every rule being added, removed or changed.
- New, removed and amended rules: For a new rule, reproduce its exact proposed text; for removal, reproduce the old rule word for word; for an amendment, show the complete current text and the complete replacement. Attach RTB-57 if there is insufficient room.
- Section 3 — Declaration: The landlord or authorized agent prints their name, signs and dates the prescribed statement.
Required attachment and service
Provide the entire revised park rulebook with the notice, written in a common easy-to-read font of at least 12 points. All changes must be individually described in the notice or its RTB-57 continuation sheets; simply putting a new rule in the attachment does not properly notify tenants of that change. Serve the package by a legally permitted method and keep the completed form, attachments, witness or mailing records, and proof of the receipt date.
What can park rules regulate?
Regulation section 30 requires a reasonable rule relating to tenant convenience or safety, protection of the park or landlord's property, fair access to services or facilities, or pets in common areas. Rules must be understandable, applied fairly, and must not change a material tenancy-agreement term or conflict with legislation. Regulation section 31 also protects pets already living in the park against a later blanket prohibition.
Common mistakes
Using RTB-56A despite an existing park committee, overlooking the 12-month limit, serving fewer than three months before the effective date, forgetting to attach the entire updated rulebook, or adding changes that are missing from the signed notice. A tenant can apply to the RTB to challenge an invalid or unreasonably applied rule.