723.037 – Lot Rental Increases; Reduction in Services or Utilities; Change in Rules and Regulations; Mediation.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
723.016 – Advertising Materials; Oral Statements.
723.016 Advertising materials; oral statements.— (1) All advertising materials for, used by, or promoting any mobile home park shall be filed with the division by the developer, park owner, or mobile home dealer within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter in which it was used, unless the material has been previously filed. The calendar […]
723.042 – Provision of Improvements.
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; […]
723.017 – Publication of False or Misleading Information; Remedies.
723.017 Publication of false or misleading information; remedies.—Any person who pays anything of value toward the purchase of a mobile home or placement of a mobile home in a mobile home park located in this state in reasonable reliance upon any material statement or information that is false or misleading and published by or under authority […]
723.043 – Purchase of Equipment.
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 […]
723.021 – Obligation of Good Faith and Fair Dealings.
723.021 Obligation of good faith and fair dealings.—Every rental agreement or duty within this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith and fair dealings in its performance or enforcement. Either party to a dispute under this chapter may seek an order finding the other party has not complied with the obligations of good faith and fair […]
723.044 – Interference With Installation of Appliances or Interior Improvements.
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 […]