Farraway v Galt Investments Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATCD 53

Farraway v Galt Investments Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATCD 53

The operator is lawfully entitled to refuse consent to the assignment of the site agreement without any requirement of reasonableness under the current Act and the site agreement. The refusal did not amount to unlawful interference with the home owner's right to sell the home.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 June 2016
Procedural Posture
Application Under Residential (land Lease) Communities Act 2013 / Final Decision
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
['assignment of Residential Site Agreements' 'operator Consent' 'sale of Manufactured Homes' 'residential (land Lease) Communities Act 2013']
['residential Tenancies' 'consumer Law'] ['assignment of Residential Site Agreements' 'operator Consent' 'sale of Manufactured Homes' 'residential (land Lease) Communities Act 2013']

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Procedural Posture

Application Under Residential (land Lease) Communities Act 2013 / Final Decision

  1. 1 ['Whether the operator can refuse consent to assignment of a residential site agreement' 'Whether refusal to consent amounts to interference with sale of the home' 'Whether the operator must not unreasonably withhold consent to assignment of the site agreement']

Ratio Decidendi

The operator is lawfully entitled to refuse consent to the assignment of the site agreement without any requirement of reasonableness under the current Act and the site agreement. The refusal did not amount to unlawful interference with the home owner's right to sell the home.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • ['The application is dismissed.' 'The grounds required to make the orders sought have not been established.']