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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to mobile home park regulations; 2
amending s. 162.21, F.S.; authorizing counties and 3
municipalities to adopt and enforce local laws, codes, 4
or ordinances relating to mobile home park lot 5
tenancies; authorizing a code enforcement officer to 6
cite certain violations to a mobile home park owner or 7
mobile home owner; amending s. 723.022, F.S.; revising 8
the obligations and responsibilities of a mobile home 9
park owner; amending s. 723.023, F.S.; revising the 10
obligations and responsibilities of a mobile home 11
owner; removing a provision that a mobile home owner 12
is responsible for certain fines; authorizing a unit 13
of local government to adopt and enforce local laws, 14
ordinances, or codes for a specified purpose; amending 15
s. 723.024, F.S.; authorizing a unit of local 16
government to adopt and enforce local laws, 17
ordinances, or codes for a specified purpose; 18
authorizing a unit of local government to bring a 19
civil proceeding against a mobile home park owner or 20
mobile home lot under certain circumstances; amending 21
s. 723.011, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 22
providing an effective date. 23
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25
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Section 1. Subsections (3) through (8) of section 162.21, 27
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) through (9), 28
respectively, present subsection (8) is amended, and a new 29
subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 30
162.21 Enforcement of county or municipal codes or 31
ordinances; penalties.— 32
(3) A county or municipality may adopt and enforce local 33
laws, codes, or ordinances to ensure compliance with chapter 34
723. A code enforcement officer may cite violations of local 35
laws, codes, or ordinances to a mobile home park owner or mobile 36
home owner, as applicable under s. 723.022 or s. 723.023, for 37
correction. 38
(9)(8) The provisions of This section is an are additional 39
and a supplemental means of enforcing county or municipal codes 40
or ordinances and may be used for the enforcement of any code or 41
ordinance, or for the enforcement of all codes and ordinances. 42
Except as provided in paragraph (4)(b) (3)(b), nothing contained 43
in this section does not shall prohibit a county or municipality 44
from enforcing its codes or ordinances by any other means. 45
Section 2. Section 723.022, Florida Statutes, is amended 46
to read: 47
723.022 Mobile home park owner's general obligations.— 48
(1) A mobile home park owner must shall at all times: 49
(a)(1) Comply with the requirements of applicable 50
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building, housing, fire, and health codes. 51
(b)(2) Maintain buildings and improvements in common areas 52
in a good state of repair and maintenance and maintain the 53
common areas in a good state of appearance, safety, and 54
cleanliness. 55
(c)(3) Provide access to the common areas, including 56
buildings and improvements thereto, at all reasonable times for 57
the benefit of the park residents and their guests. 58
(d)(4) Maintain utility connections and systems for which 59
the park owner is responsible in proper operating condition. 60
(e)(5) Comply with properly promulgated park rules and 61
regulations and require other persons on the premises with his 62
or her consent to comply therewith and conduct themselves in a 63
manner that does not unreasonably disturb the park residents or 64
constitute a breach of the peace. 65
(f) Require a mobile home owner to maintain a current 66
mobile home registration and have a validation sticker on the 67
mobile home at all times pursuant to chapter 320. 68
(g) Maintain up-to-date records regarding each mobile home 69
owner in the mobile home park and provide such records to the 70
unit of local government upon request for the purpose of 71
enforcing s. 723.023. 72
(h) Require the removal of any exterior modifications, 73
additions, or construction of any structure on a mobile home lot 74
which was built without the written approval of the mobile home 75
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park owner or the requisite building permits. 76
(i) Require a mobile home owner, or any person who has 77
consent from the mobile home owner to be on the mobile home lot, 78
to maintain his or her mobile home and mobile home lot in 79
accordance with all applicable building, housing, fire, and 80
health codes. 81
(2) A mobile home park owner is responsible for correcting 82
a violation of any local law, ordinance, or code cited by a unit 83
of local government under s. 723.024. 84
Section 3. Section 723.023, Florida Statutes, is amended 85
to read: 86
723.023 Mobile home owner's general obligations.— 87
(1) A mobile home owner must at all times shall: 88
(a)(1) At all times Comply with all obligations imposed on 89
mobile home owners by applicable provisions of building, 90
housing, fire, and health codes, including compliance with all 91
building permits and construction requirements for construction 92
on the mobile home and lot. The home owner is responsible for 93
all fines imposed by the local government for noncompliance with 94
any local codes. 95
(b)(2) At all times Keep the mobile home lot that he or 96
she occupies clean, neat, and sanitary, and maintained in 97
compliance with all local codes. 98
(c)(3) At all times Comply with properly promulgated park 99
rules and regulations and require other persons on the mobile 100
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home lot premises with the mobile home owner's his or her 101
consent to comply with such rules. The mobile home owner and to 102
conduct themselves, and other persons on the mobile home lot 103
premises with the mobile home owner's his or her consent must 104
conduct themselves, in a manner that does not unreasonably 105
disturb other residents of the park or constitute a breach of 106
the peace. 107
(d)(4) Receive written approval from the mobile home park 108
owner before making any exterior modification or addition to the 109
home. 110
(e)(5) When vacating the premises, remove any debris and 111
other property of any kind which is left on the mobile home lot. 112
(2) A unit of local government may adopt and enforce local 113
laws, ordinances, or codes to ensure compliance with this 114
section and s. 723.022. A mobile home owner is responsible for 115
correcting a violation of any local law, ordinance, or code 116
cited by a unit of local government under s. 723.024. 117
Section 4. Section 723.024, Florida Statutes, is amended 118
to read: 119
723.024 Compliance by mobile home park owners and mobile 120
home owners.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter 121
or of any local law, ordinance, or code: 122
(1) A unit of local government may adopt and enforce local 123
laws, ordinances, or codes to ensure compliance with ss. 723.022 124
and 723.023. If a unit of local government finds that a 125
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violation of a local law, code, or ordinance has occurred, the 126
unit of local government shall cite the responsible party for 127
the violation and enforce the citation under its local code and 128
ordinance enforcement authority. 129
(2) A lien, penalty, fine, or other administrative or 130
civil proceeding may not be brought against a mobile home owner 131
or mobile home for any duty or responsibility of the mobile home 132
park owner under s. 723.022 or against a mobile home park owner 133
or mobile home lot park property for any duty or responsibility 134
of the mobile home owner under s. 723.023. 135
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a unit of local 136
government may bring a lien, penalty, fine, or other 137
administrative civil proceeding under chapter 162, or other 138
applicable law, against a mobile home park owner or a mobile 139
home lot when all of the following occur: 140
(a) The unit of local government has provided written 141
notice to a mobile home park owner of a code violation on a 142
mobile home lot on which a mobile home is placed. 143
(b) The time period in the written notice for correcting 144
such violation has expired. 145
(c) The mobile home park owner has failed to take 146
reasonable steps to comply with local laws, codes, or 147
ordinances. 148
Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 149
723.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 150
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723.011 Disclosure prior to rental of a mobile home lot; 151
prospectus, filing, approval.— 152
(6) 153
(b) If a park owner violates this section and a lessee 154
suffers a substantial loss or damage to the lessee's mobile home 155
or personal property as a result of flooding, the lessee may 156
terminate the rental agreement by giving a written notice of 157
termination to the park owner no later than 30 days after the 158
date of the damage or loss. Termination of a rental agreement 159
under this section is effective when the requirements of s. 160
723.023(1)(e) s. 723.023(5) are met. For the purpose of this 161
paragraph, the term "substantial loss or damage" means the total 162
cost of repairs to or replacement of the mobile home and 163
personal property is 50 percent or more of the mobile home and 164
personal property's market value on the date the flooding 165
occurred. 166
Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 167