A controversial NSW caravan dwelling law has been amended.
To allow bushfire victims to live in ‘moveable dwellings’ on private property for up to two years.
The NSW Government has amended the legislation that prohibited bushfire victims from living in caravans and other ‘moveable dwellings’ during the rebuilding process. People displaced by bushfire will now be able to live in RVs or other moveable dwellings on private property for up to two years without prior council approval.
The legislation in question states people can have only one moveable dwelling on their property, which can only be used to accommodate the owner of the property or members of the owner’s household. Non-household members can inhabit moveable dwellings for no more than two days at a time without prior council approval, and not for more than 60 days total in a 12-month period.
That was not good news for bushfire victims in NSW, where more than 2400 homes were lost during the devastating bushfire crisis. The prohibitive red tape prompted backlash for the NSW Government, with the public calling for an exemption for bushfire victims. Someone even started a Change.org petition.
That demand was met. A new clause has been added to the legislation which states:
“The prior approval of the council is not required for… the installation of any moveable dwelling and associated structure on land for the purposes of accommodating a person who has been displaced because of a bush fire, but only if the moveable dwelling or associated structure is maintained in a healthy and safe condition and removed within 2 years after it is installed.”
Quickest Built Homes is already assisting customers who have had their homes destroyed by bushfires in Victoria and Northern NSW.
If you are looking for alternate accommodation or even permanent dwellings to replace your affected property, let’s see if we can assist you in getting back to at least a temporary living accommodations or as other Customers have done, simply build a temporary home and then looking to extend it later!
