Florida park problems, computed
The three park questions for Florida, answered from the state code itself: how much lot rent can go up (and what notice you must get), what happens when the park closes, and whether residents get a chance to buy the park when it sells. State law only — local ordinances are outside this dataset's scope, and the page says so wherever that matters.
Florida has no statewide cap on how much lot rent can go up. No statewide limit on the amount of a lot rent increase was found in Chapter 723. Chapter 723 regulates the process: 90 days' notice, a meeting with a homeowner committee, and mediation. Whether a lot rental amount is unreasonable is decided by a civil court, not by the state Division — the Division's own FAQ says so, citing Fla. Stat. 723.033(1).
Notice the park must give: 90 days before an increase takes effect.
Rule: Fla. Stat. 723.037(1) (90 days' written notice of any increase in lot rental amount, reduction in services or utilities, or change in rules); Fla. Stat. 723.033(1) (court decides reasonableness)
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Closure / change-of-use notice the state requires: 180 days.
The statute words it as at least 6 months' notice of an eviction due to a change in use of the land, and of the need to secure other accommodations. The park owner may not give a notice of increase in lot rental amount within 90 days before giving the change-in-use notice. The notice must tell homeowners they may be entitled to compensation from the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Trust Fund, administered by the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation.
Rule: Fla. Stat. 723.061(1)(d)
Relocation help exists in Florida: State relocation corporation / trust fund (Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation).
The lesser of (a) actual moving expenses to a new location within a 50-mile radius of the vacated park, or (b) $3,000 for a single-section home / $6,000 for a multi-section home. Moving expenses include taking down, moving, and setting up the home in the new location.
Rule: Fla. Stat. 723.0612(1)-(3); fund structure under Fla. Stat. 723.0611
Florida gives residents a true right of first refusal when a park is sold. Trigger: Owner offers the park for sale; or owner receives a bona fide offer from a third party that the owner intends to consider or counteroffer; or the park is closing because of a change of use
Who must be told: Officers of the homeowners' association formed under Florida law Who can act: Homeowners' association (must be incorporated; formation requires the written consent of two-thirds of all homeowners, and the association must notify the owner of its existence and file a notice of its purchase right with the circuit court clerk)
| Step | Clock | What the statute says |
|---|---|---|
| meet the price and terms and sign a contract (when the owner offers the park for sale) | 45 days from the owner’s notice | Notice must be given at least 45 days before the owner sells. The association must enter into a contract within 45 days of the mailing of the notice to exercise the right of first refusal. |
If the deal changes later — meet a lower price if the owner later drops it: residents get 10 days counted from that new offer, not from the first notice. If the owner later offers the park for a lower price than the notice price, the association has an additional 10 days to meet that price and terms by signing a contract.
Total window on the main track: 45 days.
Right of first refusal applies only when the owner offers the park for sale. When the owner instead receives a bona fide offer, the owner must notify the association and consider any association offer, but is not required to sell to residents and may contract with third parties at any time — no delay period. For a change-of-use closing, residents get 45 days to sign and deliver a purchase contract at the notice price and terms. Notice is preconditioned on forming the incorporated association described in whoMayAct. The two-thirds formation requirement is a consent threshold for creating the association, not a per-offer household vote, so householdThreshold is null.
Rule: Fla. Stat. § 723.071 (see also §§ 723.061, 723.075, 723.076). Source: National Consumer Law Center, Summary of State Manufactured Home Community Purchase Laws (September 2026).
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Florida is a just-cause state for park lot tenancies: Fla. Stat. 723.061(1) lists the only grounds — nonpayment of lot rental amount, conviction of a law violation detrimental to residents' health, safety or welfare, violation of a park rule, the rental agreement or Chapter 723, change in use of the land, and failure of a home purchaser to qualify as a tenant. Complaints about Chapter 723 violations go to the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (Fla. Stat. 723.006), which can investigate and order repayments of rent increases collected in violation of the chapter.
Rule: Fla. Stat. 723.061(1); Fla. Stat. 723.006
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Verified October 2026. State data verified October 2026 — re-checked quarterly.
General information about how the process works in your state — not legal advice. For a contested eviction, a park-sale fight, or a title dispute with a lienholder, a local attorney or legal-aid office is the next step.