The short version: if your home sits on leased land — WFN, Duck Lake IR#7, or regular BC provincial land — selling it isn't a normal real estate closing. You're selling the home itself, and separately assigning the site tenancy agreement to the buyer, which requires the park operator's consent. Miss this step or misunderstand the timeline, and a sale can stall badly.
On BC provincial land: the RTB-10 process
For parks governed by BC's Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, assigning a site tenancy uses the RTB-10 form — "Request for Consent to Assign a Manufactured Home Site Tenancy Agreement." The seller completes it and attaches the relevant documents, and the park operator has 10 days to respond. If they don't respond within that window, consent is deemed given automatically.
The park's consent generally can't be unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld. If it is, the seller can apply to BC's Residential Tenancy Branch for dispute resolution and seek an order forcing the assignment through. In practice, most parks respond promptly and reasonably — but the process still has to happen, with its own paperwork and timeline sitting alongside the actual real estate sale.
On WFN or Duck Lake IR#7 land: similar idea, different authority
Reserve-land parks don't use the RTB-10 form or BC's Residential Tenancy Branch — see our full breakdown of which jurisdiction applies to a specific park. The underlying idea is the same (the buyer needs the park's consent to take over the site tenancy or sublease), but the actual process, paperwork, and response-time expectations are set by the park operator and, where one exists, the First Nation's own governing law — not BC's RTB-10 process. We handle this directly with each park's management rather than assuming one province-wide process applies everywhere.
What actually needs to happen before you list
- Confirm which jurisdiction applies to your specific park and lot — see our park directory or ask us directly.
- Request the park's current assignment/consent requirements in writing — don't assume last year's process still applies.
- Check whether your park has financing restrictions (several of the parks we track only accept specific lenders, or cash purchases only) — this affects your buyer pool, so it's worth knowing before you set a price or accept an offer. See our financing guide.
- Confirm the remaining lease term on the underlying land, if applicable — a lease with a near-term expiry (one park in our directory has a lease expiring as soon as December 2026) is a material fact a buyer needs to know.
- Gather your home's compliance plate/CSA certification details — buyers and lenders will ask.
Why this trips people up: a normal home sale closes when title transfers at the land title office. A manufactured home in a leasehold park doesn't work that way — there's no land transfer at all, just a home-ownership transfer plus a site tenancy assignment, on a timeline that depends on the park, not a lawyer's closing calendar. We build this into the listing timeline from day one.
This page provides general information only and is not legal, financial, or tax advice. Rules, rates, and lender policies change — please confirm current details with a lawyer, notary, or mortgage professional before relying on this page.