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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1550

Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies
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SPONSOR
Bracy Davis
FILED BY
LaVon Bracy Davis — District 15, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Regulated Industries
OFFICIAL RECORD
flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1550

Filed under Housing.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies; Revising the powers and duties of the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes; authorizing a person injured by a violation of state law to file a complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs; prohibiting a mobile home park owner or such owner’s employees or agents from engaging in certain actions relating to electronic billing or payment systems; requiring certain proof of expenses or factors to be included in a notice for a proposed increase in lot rental amount; revising the circumstances under which, and the timeframe in which, a park owner may terminate a tenancy; authorizing specified persons or entities to pay a lot rental amount in a certain manner, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Park owners must accept third-party payments and prove rent increase costs.

Park owners must accept lot rent payments from family, friends, or charities, and cannot evict if the owner's own payment restrictions caused a late payment.

Park owners must include invoices and proof of expenses in rent increase notices, and the Department of Legal Affairs can enforce this requirement.

Park owners may not force residents to use electronic payment systems, charge fees for refusing them, or collect unnecessary personal data through these systems.

Residents injured by violations of park owner or mobile home owner obligations may now file complaints directly with the Department of Legal Affairs.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Electronic Payment Protections majors. 723.034(1)(a)

AIProhibits park owners from forcing electronic payment or charging fees for refusing it.

“Requiring a mobile home owner to use an electronic billing or payment system as the only method to pay the lot rental amount or user fees.” bill text, line 156 →
§ 2 Rent Increase Evidence majors. 723.037(2)

AIRequires park owners to provide invoices and proof of expenses for proposed rent increases.

“all relevant invoices, evidence, or proof that shows the expenses or material factors causing the increase in the lot rental amount must be included in such notice.” bill text, line 191 →
§ 3 Expanded Payment Acceptance majors. 723.061(1)(a)

AIMandates park owners to accept lot rental payments from third parties, including charities.

“any other person, organization, or charity may pay the lot rental amount by check or an electronic transfer, and such payment must be accepted” bill text, line 306 →
§ 4 Relocation Compensation moderates. 723.0611(3)(b)

AIIncreases the maximum compensation for mobile home relocation or abandonment.

“The amount of $6,500 for a single-section mobile home or $11,500 for a multisection mobile home, whichever is less.”
§ 5 Legal Complaints moderates. 723.022(2)

AIAllows injured residents to file complaints directly with the Department of Legal Affairs.

“A person who is injured by a violation of this section may file a complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs.” bill text, line 90 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Regulated Industries
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on...
1/9/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 723.005
+6 / −3
s. 723.022
+54 / −5
s. 723.023
+54 / −5
s. 723.033
+95 / −3
s. 723.034
+247 / −0
s. 723.037
+197 / −48