Florida SB 1550: Abandoned Animals

Bill Text

1550 
Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies 
2026-01-09T03:23:51Z 
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. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1550 

 By Senator Bracy Davis 

 15-01283-26 20261550__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to mobile home park lot tenancies; 
 3 amending s. 723.005, F.S.; revising the powers and 
 4 duties of the Division of Florida Condominiums, 
 5 Timeshares, and Mobile Homes; amending ss. 723.022 and 
 6 723.023, F.S.; authorizing a person injured by a 
 7 violation of state law to file a complaint with the 
 8 Department of Legal Affairs; providing the department 
 9 authority to enforce compliance with state law; 
 10 authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 
 11 723.033, F.S.; providing factors a court may consider 
 12 when determining if a rent increase or resulting lot 
 13 rental increase is unreasonable; creating s. 723.034, 
 14 F.S.; prohibiting a mobile home park owner or such 
 15 owner’s employees or agents from engaging in certain 
 16 actions relating to electronic billing or payment 
 17 systems; providing for retroactive applicability; 
 18 authorizing a person injured by a violation of state 
 19 law to file a complaint with the Department of Legal 
 20 Affairs; providing the department authority to enforce 
 21 compliance with state law; authorizing the department 
 22 to adopt rules; amending s. 723.037, F.S.; requiring 
 23 certain proof of expenses or factors to be included in 
 24 a notice for a proposed increase in lot rental amount; 
 25 requiring a park owner or subdivision developer to 
 26 disclose and explain all relevant invoices, evidence, 
 27 or other proof that was used in the decision to 
 28 increase the lot rental amount; requiring a park owner 
 29 to reduce the lot rental amount under certain 
 30 circumstances; authorizing a person to file a 
 31 complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs if a 
 32 park owner fails to provide certain information; 
 33 providing the department authority to enforce 
 34 compliance with state law; authorizing the department 
 35 to adopt rules; amending s. 723.038, F.S.; authorizing 
 36 a person to file a complaint with the Department of 
 37 Legal Affairs if a party to a dispute refuses to 
 38 mediate; requiring the department to appoint a 
 39 mediator and mediation to begin within a specified 
 40 timeframe; amending s. 723.061, F.S.; revising the 
 41 circumstances under which, and the timeframe in which, 
 42 a park owner may terminate a tenancy; authorizing 
 43 specified persons or entities to pay a lot rental 
 44 amount in a certain manner; requiring the park owner 
 45 to accept such payment; providing when an amount due 
 46 is paid when paying by check; prohibiting properly 
 47 promulgated rules and regulations from being used by a 
 48 mobile home park owner in a certain manner; amending 
 49 s. 723.0611, F.S.; specifying the purpose of the 
 50 Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation; amending 
 51 s. 723.0612, F.S.; revising dollar amounts for certain 
 52 expenses due to a change in use of the land on which a 
 53 mobile home park is located; authorizing a moving 
 54 contractor to redeem a voucher within a specified 
 55 timeframe; amending s. 723.011, F.S.; conforming a 
 56 cross-reference; providing an effective date. 
 57 
 58 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 59 
 60 Section 1. Section 723.005, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 61 read: 
 62 723.005 Regulation by division.—Except as provided in this 
 63 chapter, the division has the power and duty to enforce and 
 64 ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules 
 65 promulgated pursuant hereto relating to the rental, development, 
 66 and sale of mobile home parks. However, the division does not 
 67 have the power or duty to enforce mobile home park rules and 
 68 regulations or to enforce the provisions of ss. 723.022, 
 69 723.023, and 723.033. 
 70 Section 2. Section 723.022, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 71 read: 
 72 723.022 Mobile home park owner’s general obligations.— 
 73 (1) A mobile home park owner shall at all times: 
 74 (a)(1) Comply with the requirements of applicable building, 
 75 housing, and health codes. 
 76 (b)(2) Maintain bu