723.027 Persons authorized by park owner to receive notices.—Any person authorized by a park owner to receive notices and demands on the park owner’s behalf retains such authority until the mobile home owner is notified otherwise. All notices of such names and addresses or changes made thereto shall be delivered to the mobile home owner’s residence […]
723.031 Mobile home lot rental agreements.— (1) No rental agreement shall contain any rule or regulation prohibited by this chapter, nor shall it provide for promulgation of any rule or regulation inconsistent with this chapter or amendment of any rule or regulation inconsistently with this chapter. (2) Whether or not a tenancy is covered by a valid written […]
723.032 Prohibited or unenforceable provisions in mobile home lot rental agreements.— (1) A mobile home lot rental agreement may provide a specific duration with regard to the amount of rental payments and other conditions of the tenancy, but the rental agreement shall neither provide for, nor be construed to provide for, the termination of any tenancy except […]
723.033 Unreasonable lot rental agreements; increases, changes.— (1) If the court, as a matter of law, finds a mobile home lot rental amount, rent increase, or change, or any provision of the rental agreement, to be unreasonable, the court may: (a) Refuse to enforce the lot rental agreement. (b) Refuse to enforce the rent increase or change. (c) Enforce the […]
723.035 Rules and regulations.— (1) A copy of all rules and regulations shall be posted in the recreation hall, if any, or in some other conspicuous place in the park. (2) No rule or regulation shall provide for payment of any fee, fine, assessment, or charge, except as otherwise provided in the prospectus or offering circular filed under […]
723.037 Lot rental increases; reduction in services or utilities; change in rules and regulations; mediation.— (1) A park owner shall give written notice to each affected mobile home owner and the board of directors of the homeowners’ association, if one has been formed, at least 90 days before any increase in lot rental amount or reduction in […]
723.038 Dispute settlement; mediation.— (1) Either party may petition the division to appoint a mediator and initiate mediation proceedings. (2) The division upon petition shall appoint a qualified mediator to conduct mediation proceedings unless the parties timely notify the division in writing that they have selected a mediator. A person appointed by the division shall be a qualified […]
723.0381 Civil actions; arbitration.— (1) After mediation of a dispute pursuant to s. 723.038 has failed to provide a resolution of the dispute, either party may file an action in the circuit court. (2) The court may refer the action to nonbinding arbitration pursuant to s. 44.103 and the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The court shall order […]
723.041 Entrance fees; refunds; exit fees prohibited; replacement homes.— (1)(a) Entrance fees on new mobile home placements shall be specifically set forth in the prospectus or offering circular. Any such fee shall be clearly identified in writing at the time that the rental agreement is signed or otherwise concluded. (b) The failure on the part of a mobile […]
723.042 Provision of improvements.—A person may not be required by a mobile home park owner or developer, as a condition of residence in the mobile home park, to provide any improvement unless the requirement is disclosed pursuant to s. 723.012(7) prior to occupancy in the mobile home park. History.—s. 1, ch. 84-80; s. 59, ch. 85-62; […]
723.043 Purchase of equipment.—No mobile home park owner or developer shall require a mobile home owner of the mobile home park to purchase from such mobile home park owner underskirting, equipment for tying down a mobile home, or any other equipment required by law, local ordinance, or regulation of the mobile home park. However, the park […]
723.044 Interference with installation of appliances or interior improvements.—A mobile home park owner or developer shall not charge any resident who chooses to install an electric or gas appliance in her or his mobile home an additional fee solely on the basis of such installation or restrict the installation, service, or maintenance of any such appliance […]
723.045 Sale of utilities by park owner or developer.—No mobile home park owner or developer who purchases electricity or gas (natural, manufactured, or similar gaseous substance) from any public utility or municipally owned utility or who purchases water from a water system for the purpose of supplying or reselling the electricity, gas, or water to any […]
723.046 Capital costs of utility improvements.—In the event that the costs for capital improvements for a water or sewer system are to be charged to or to be passed through to the mobile home owners or if such expenses shall be required of mobile home owners in a mobile home park owned all or in part […]
723.051 Invitees; rights and obligations.— (1) An invitee of a mobile home owner shall have ingress and egress to and from the home owner’s site without the home owner or invitee being required to pay additional rent, a fee, or any charge whatsoever. Any mobile home park rule or regulation providing for fees or charges contrary to […]
723.054 Right of mobile home owners to peaceably assemble; right to communicate.— (1) No provision contained in any bylaw, rental agreement, regulation, or rule pertaining to a mobile home park shall infringe upon the right of the mobile home owners to peaceably assemble in an open public meeting for any lawful purpose, at reasonable times and in […]
723.055 Right of mobile home owner to invite public officers, candidates for public office, or representatives of a tenant organization.—No provision contained in any bylaw, rental agreement, regulation, or rule pertaining to a mobile home park shall infringe upon the right of a mobile home owner to invite public officers, candidates who have qualified for public […]
723.056 Enforcement of right of assembly and right to hear outside speakers.—Any mobile home owner who is prevented from exercising rights guaranteed by s. 723.054 or s. 723.055 may bring an action in the appropriate court having jurisdiction in the county in which the alleged infringement occurred, and, upon favorable adjudication, the court shall enjoin the […]
723.058 Restrictions on sale of mobile homes.— (1) No mobile home park owner or subdivision developer shall make or enforce any rule, regulation, or rental agreement provision which denies or abridges the right of any mobile home owner or owner of a lot in a mobile home subdivision to sell his or her mobile home within the […]
723.059 Purchaser of a mobile home within a mobile home park.— (1) The purchaser of a mobile home within a mobile home park may become a tenant of the park if such purchaser would otherwise qualify with the requirements of entry into the park under the park rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the park […]
