No. HB 703
Filed under Housing.
Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies; Revises provisions relating to mobile home park lot tenancies, including factors used to determine rent increases, proof required for lot rental increases, electronic billing or payment systems, changes in lot rental amount, termination of tenancy, payment of lot rental amount, & the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation; revises powers & duties of Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, & Mobile Homes; authorizes persons to file complaint with DLA for certain reasons; provides DLA authority to enforce compliance with state law.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDPark owners must provide invoices and evidence proving the specific expenses causing any proposed lot rental increase, moving beyond vague justifications like general cost increases.
Park owners may not require electronic payment as the sole method, charge fees for refusing e-payment, or use payment systems that collect unnecessary personal data or force rights waivers.
The Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation's relocation and abandonment compensation amounts are significantly increased, and the voucher redemption period is extended to two years.
The Department of Legal Affairs gains explicit authority to enforce compliance with park owner obligations, rent increase proof requirements, and mediation participation.
AIPark owners are forbidden from requiring electronic payment as the sole method or charging fees for refusing to use such systems.
AIPark owners must accept payment from third parties, and the grace period for nonpayment before eviction is extended from five to ten days.
AIFinancial assistance for mobile home relocation and abandonment is significantly increased for both single and multi-section homes.
AIThe Department of Legal Affairs is granted the authority to enforce compliance with new park owner and mobile home owner obligations.