PARK RULES FOR THE FIRS MOBILE HOME PARK

Preface

In these rules:

• "occupier" means anyone who occupies a park home, whether under an Agreement to which the Mobile Home Act 1983 applies
• "you" and "yours" refers to the homeowner of a park home
• "we" and "ours" refers to the park owner

These rules are in place to ensure acceptable standards are maintained on the park, which will be of general benefit to occupiers, and to promote and maintain community cohesion. They form part of the Agreement by which homeowners occupy the pitch in accordance with the Mobile Homes Act 1983, as amended.

Condition of the Pitch

1. For reasons of ventilation and safety you must keep the underneath of your home clear and not use it as storage space for anything flammable. Metal objects including metal toolboxes and a set of ladders may be permitted as long as general maintenance access is maintained for electrical, water and drainage services.
2. You must not erect enclosures unless they are broad leaf shrubs and you have obtained our approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld). You must position enclosures so as to comply with the Park's Site Licence conditions and fire safety requirements
3. You must not have external fires, including incinerators.
4. You must not keep inflammable substances on the park except in quantities reasonable for domestic use.
5. You must not keep explosive substances on the park.
6. No conservatories, extensions, porches, garden sheds can be erected without the prior written approval of the park owner.

Storage

7. You must not have more than one storage shed on the pitch. Where you source the shed yourself the design, standard and size of the shed must be approved by us in writing (approval will not be withheld unreasonably). You must position the shed so as to comply with the Park's Site Licence and fire safety requirements. The footprint of the shed shall not exceed 6ft x 5ft.
8. You must ensure that any structure erected in the separation space between park homes is of non-combustible construction and positioned so as to comply with the Park's Site Licence conditions and fire safety requirements.
9. One plastic lockable storage unit can be placed out of sight, close by to the shed.

Refuse

10. You are responsible for the disposal of all household, recyclable and garden waste in approved containers through the local authority service. You must not overfill containers and must place them in the approved position for the local authority collections.
11. You must not deposit any waste or unroadworthy vehicles on any part of the park (including any individual pitch).

Business Activities

12. You must not use the park home, the pitch or the park (or any part of the park) for any business purpose, and you must not use the park home or the pitch for the storage of stock, plant, machinery or equipment used or last used for any business purpose. However, you are at liberty to work individually from home by carrying out any office work of a type which does not create a nuisance to other occupiers and does not involve other staff, other workers, customers or members of the public calling at the park home or the park.

Age of Occupants

13. No person under the age of 50 years may reside in a park home.

Noise Nuisance

14. You must not use musical instruments, all forms of recorded music players, radios and other similar appliances and motor vehicles so as to cause a nuisance to other occupiers, especially between the hours of 10.30pm and 8.00am.
15. Any children visiting on the Park must not be allowed to play around the Park and must stay within the vicinity of the home they are visiting. The use of bikes or scooters is not permitted.

Pets

16. You must not keep any pets or animals except the following:

• Not more than one dog (not exceeding 12" in height (from the ground to the top of its back -when fully grown) (other than any of the breeds subject to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991). You must keep any dog under proper control and you must not permit it to frighten other users of the park. You must keep any dog on a leash not exceeding 1m in length and must not allow it to despoil the park.
• Not more than one domestic cat. You must keep any cat under proper control and must not permit it to frighten other users of the park, or to despoil the park.

Note

The express terms of a homeowners' agreement contain an undertaking on the part of the homeowner not to allow anything which is or becomes a nuisance, inconvenience or disturbance to other occupiers at the park and this undertaking extends to the behaviour of pets and animals. A similar requirement not to cause a nuisance applies to tenants and again this includes the behaviour of pets and animals.

17. Nothing in rule 16 of these Park Rules prevents you from keeping an assistance dog if this is required to support your disability and Assistance Dogs UK or any successor body has issued you with an Identification Book or other appropriate evidence.

Water

18. You must only use fire point hoses in case of fire.
19. You must protect all external water pipes from potential frost damage.
20. The use of hosepipes is permitted. This is on the understanding that all residents will not object to the water bills being equally divided between homes.