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Appointing a park owner to sell

You may appoint the park owner as your agent to sell or negotiate the sale of your manufactured home. To do this, you must sign a Manufactured Homes Form 9—Selling authority (PDF, 136 KB)

The park owner must not, under a selling authority, charge a fee for the agency that is more than the amount prescribed under the regulation. Currently, if the sale price is less than $18,000, the maximum fee is 5% of the sale price. If the sale price is more than $18,000, the maximum fee is $900 plus 2.5% of the sale price over $18,000.

They also cannot charge a fee for the agency if they were not the effective cause of the sale.

The Act also prohibits a park owner from engaging in fraudulent, misleading, harassing or unconscionable conduct when acting as a home owner's selling agent to sell, or to negotiate the sale of a manufactured home.