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Introduced Session

An act relating to mobile home park lot tenancies; amending s. 723.005, F.S.; revising the powers and duties of the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes; amending ss. 723.022 and 723.023, F.S.; authorizing a person injured by a violation of state law to file a complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs; providing the department authority to enforce compliance with state law; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 723.033, F.S.; providing factors a court may consider when determining if a rent increase or resulting lot rental increase is unreasonable; creating s. 723.034, F.S.; 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; providing for retroactive applicability; authorizing a person injured by a violation of state law to file a complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs; providing the department authority to enforce compliance with state law; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 723.037, F.S.; requiring certain proof of expenses or factors to be included in a notice for a proposed increase in lot rental amount; requiring a park owner or subdivision developer to hb703-00 disclose and explain all relevant invoices, evidence, or other proof that was used in the decision to increase the lot rental amount; requiring a park owner to reduce the lot rental amount under certain circumstances; authorizing a person to file a complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs if a park owner fails to provide certain information; providing the department authority to enforce compliance with state law; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 723.038, F.S.; authorizing a person to file a complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs if a party to a dispute refuses to mediate; requiring the department to appoint a mediator and mediation to begin within a specified timeframe; amending s. 723.061, F.S.; 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; requiring the park owner to accept such payment; providing when an amount due is paid when paying by check; prohibiting properly promulgated rules and regulations from being used by a mobile home park owner in a certain manner; amending s. 723.0611, F.S.; specifying the purpose of the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation; amending hb703-00 s. 723.0612, F.S.; revising dollar amounts for certain expenses due to a change in use of the land on which a mobile home park is located; authorizing a moving contractor to redeem a voucher within a specified timeframe; amending s. 723.011, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date.

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David Smith (R)*,  Paula Stark (R)*,  Nan Cobb (R), 

1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (on 01/13/2026)

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