Here is the District of Sooke resolution to be presented at the UBCM I shared and the response of the town of Golden is linked at the bottom. It would be nice to share it to other municipalities ahead of time. - Serge Lamarche, BCMHO secretary.
District of Sooke, UBCM RESOLUTION, adopted 2026 May 11
WHEREAS manufactured home parks/communities provide an important source of affordable home ownership and contribute to housing diversity in communities across British Columbia;
AND WHEREAS residents of manufactured home parks/communities typically own their homes but and rent the land, making them uniquely vulnerable to displacement, loss of equity, and housing insecurity when evicted or parks/communities are closed or redeveloped;
AND WHEREAS land-lease homeownership is a viable and proven affordable housing option for those on a fixed-income, or desiring to age-in-place in a home with equity, or just getting into the housing market;
AND WHEREAS existing provincial legislation, including the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, does not consistently provide sufficient protections to ensure fair compensation, adequate relocation assistance, or transparent communication for homeowners affected by eviction, closure or redevelopment;
AND WHEREAS current legislation, zoning, and housing initiatives bypass and diminish the options for land-lease housing;
AND WHEREAS local governments may adopt policies to address, closure and redevelopment impacts, resulting in a patchwork of protections that vary across jurisdictions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of British Columbia Municipalities request that the province of British Columbia review and strengthen the legislative framework governing manufactured home parks/communities with a new and updated Act to reflect current realities and future possibilities that better protect homeowners facing eviction, closure or redevelopment;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such a review establishing consistent provincial standards for fair compensation, relocation assistance, and communication requirements to reduce displacement impacts and support housing stability for current and future manufactured home owners;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Province engage with local governments, homeowners, and industry stakeholders in the development of these improvements to ensure a balanced, transparent, and effective framework.
View the resolution in the Sooke agenda, at section 8.7 attachment 3 ↗
View the motions in the Sooke minutes, at section 8.7 ↗
Article about the Sooke UBCM resolution ↗