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Notices  of  termination  or  eviction  can  be  disputed  by  applying  for  dispute  resolution,  but must  be  done  so  within  the  following  set  time  limits that  start  running  after  the  date  the tenant receives the notice:  
Notices  of  termination  or  eviction  can  be  disputed  by  applying  for  dispute  resolution,  but must  be  done  so  within  the  following  set  time  limits that  start  running  after  the  date  the tenant receives the notice:  
*non-payment of rent: five days;  
*non-payment of rent: five days;  
*landlord’ s cause: 10 days; and
*landlord’s cause: 10 days; and
*landlord’s use of property: 15 days.
 
=== 6. Moving Out Early After Receiving a Notice ===
 
If  a  landlord  gives  a  tenant  notice  to  end  a  periodic  tenancy  under  s  42  (landlord  use  of property),  the  tenant  may  subsequently end  the  tenancy with ten  days  written  notice  to  the landlord: see MHPTA, s 43.
 
=== 7. Required Form ===
 
In order to be effective, a notice to end tenancy must be in writing and must be signed and dated by the landlord or tenant giving the notice, give the address of the manufactured home site,  state  the effective  date  of  the  notice,  except  for  a  notice under  s 38(1)  or  (2)  (tenant’s notice), state the grounds for ending the tenancy, and '''when given by a landlord be in the approved form (RTB Form)''' (MHPTA, s 45).
 
== I. Moving Out ==
 
Landlords may require a tenant to provide proof of third party liability insurance held by the mover as security against damages caused by the move of a home out of a park.
 
== J. Dispute Resolution ==
 
Disputes  between  landlords  and  tenants  may  be  resolved  by  applying  to  dispute  resolution.  The following are typical examples:
*rights and prohibitions under the MHPTA;
*rights  and  obligations  under  the  terms  of  a  tenancy  agreement  that  are  required  or  prohibited under this MHPTA;
*tenant’s use, occupation or maintenance of the manufactured home site; and
*the use of the common areas or services.
 
A dispute between landlord and tenant generally has to be dealt with in dispute resolution unless the claim  is  for  more  than  the  monetary  limit  under  the ''Small  Claims  Act'',  the  application  was  not  filed within  the  application  period  before  the  Supreme  Court,  or  the  dispute  is  linked  substantially  to  a matter that is before the Supreme Court.
 
See  s  52(1)  on  starting  dispute  resolution  proceedings.  Proceedings  can  be  started  by  either  the landlord  or  the  tenant  filing  an  application  for  dispute  resolution  with  the  director.  The  application must be in the approved form and include full particulars of the dispute, and be accompanied by the fee; it is possible for this fee to be waived.
 
'''NOTE:'''                If the MHPTA does not state a time by which an application for dispute resolution must be filed,  it  must  be  filed  within  two  years  of  the  date  that  the  tenancy  to  which  the  matters relates ends or is assigned (MHPTA, s 53(1)).
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