Meneset on the Lake
Residential Retirement Community
– Located on Lake Huron –
Residential Retirement Community
– Located on Lake Huron –
Meneset on the Lake is a land-lease community owned by Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc., located 1.6 kilometres north of Goderich on a bluff overlooking Lake Huron. In a land-lease community, the community owner-operator leases sites to owners of mobile homes. In this case, Parkbridge leases sites to mobile home owners in this community along the bluff.
At Meneset, Parkbridge has determined – with the advice of experts and consulting policy established by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority and the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh – that 20 mobile homes with approximately 33 homeowners are situated in an area within a 25- to 100-year erosion zone along the edge of the bluff. The bluff’s erosion zone poses a risk for loss of life, physical injury and property loss or damage, and Parkbridge is alarmed that homeowners who face a threat to their physical safety have rejected a reasonable offer from Parkbridge to have them move to a safe location.
In March of 2015, a majority of the affected homeowners on the bluff filed a joint action and claim against Parkbridge at the Ontario Landlord & Tenant Board, claiming that Parkbridge failed to maintain the property and that Parkbridge has interfered with their reasonable enjoyment of land.
The hearing was held in July 2017 and on June 8, 2018, the Board rendered a decision. It dismissed the tenant application to have Parkbridge fix the bluff and reduce their rent and it dismissed Parkbridge’s application to have the leases declared frustrated. Any appeal period has expired and the decision is final and binding upon all parties.
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A geotechnical report was undertaken to determine the site conditions at the top of the bank and associated risks to residents. The results of this report are available to view by using the button below.
Through the geotechnical slope assessment conducted, Parkbridge has identified any potential homes within the hazard zone of the eroding bluffs. This diagram shows the 25-year and 100-year erosion predictions as well as any homes that will be at risk within those zones.
A principal mandate of Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is to prevent the loss of life, minimize property damage and social disruption due to flooding and erosion, to prevent pollution and to conserve and enhance natural resources. To view this memo, click the button below.