Florida HB 703: Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Program

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to mobile home park lot tenancies; 2
amending s. 723.005, F.S.; revising the powers and 3
duties of the Division of Florida Condominiums, 4
Timeshares, and Mobile Homes; amending ss. 723.022 and 5
723.023, F.S.; authorizing a person injured by a 6
violation of state law to file a complaint with the 7
Department of Legal Affairs; providing the department 8
authority to enforce compliance with state law; 9
authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 10
723.033, F.S.; providing factors a court may consider 11
when determining if a rent increase or resulting lot 12
rental increase is unreasonable; creating s. 723.034, 13
F.S.; prohibiting a mobile home park owner or such 14
owner's employees or agents from engaging in certain 15
actions relating to electronic billing or payment 16
systems; providing for retroactive applicability; 17
authorizing a person injured by a violation of state 18
law to file a complaint with the Department of Legal 19
Affairs; providing the department authority to enforce 20
compliance with state law; authorizing the department 21
to adopt rules; amending s. 723.037, F.S.; requiring 22
certain proof of expenses or factors to be included in 23
a notice for a proposed increase in lot rental amount; 24
requiring a park owner or subdivision developer to 25

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disclose and explain all relevant invoices, evidence, 26
or other proof that was used in the decision to 27
increase the lot rental amount; requiring a park owner 28
to reduce the lot rental amount under certain 29
circumstances; authorizing a person to file a 30
complaint with the Department of Legal Affairs if a 31
park owner fails to provide certain information; 32
providing the department authority to enforce 33
compliance with state law; authorizing the department 34
to adopt rules; amending s. 723.038, F.S.; authorizing 35
a person to file a complaint with the Department of 36
Legal Affairs if a party to a dispute refuses to 37
mediate; requiring the department to appoint a 38
mediator and mediation to begin within a specified 39
timeframe; amending s. 723.061, F.S.; revising the 40
circumstances under which, and the timeframe in which, 41
a park owner may terminate a tenancy; authorizing 42
specified persons or entities to pay a lot rental 43
amount in a certain manner; requiring the park owner 44
to accept such payment; providing when an amount due 45
is paid when paying by check; prohibiting properly 46
promulgated rules and regulations from being used by a 47
mobile home park owner in a certain manner; amending 48
s. 723.0611, F.S.; specifying the purpose of the 49
Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation; amending 50

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s. 723.0612, F.S.; revising dollar amounts for certain 51
expenses due to a change in use of the land on which a 52
mobile home park is located; authorizing a moving 53
contractor to redeem a voucher within a specified 54
timeframe; amending s. 723.011, F.S.; conforming a 55
cross-reference; providing an effective date. 56
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 58
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Section 1. Section 723.005, Florida Statutes, is amended 60
to read: 61
723.005 Regulation by division.—Except as provided in this 62
chapter, the division has the power and duty to enforce and 63
ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules 64
promulgated pursuant hereto relating to the rental, development, 65
and sale of mobile home parks. However, the division does not 66
have the power or duty to enforce mobile home park rules and 67
regulations or to enforce the provisions of ss. 723.022, 68
723.023, and 723.033. 69
Section 2. Section 723.022, Florida Statutes, is amended 70
to read: 71
723.022 Mobile home park owner's general obligations.— 72
(1) A mobile home park owner shall at all times: 73
(a)(1) Comply with the requirements of applicable 74
building, housing, and health codes. 75

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(b)(2) Maintain buildings and improvements in common areas 76
in a good state of repair and maintenance and maintain the 77
common areas in a good state of appearance, safety, and 78
cleanliness. 79
(c)(3) Provide access to the common areas, including 80
buildings and improvements thereto, at all reasonable times for 81
the benefit of the park residents and their guests. 82
(d)(4) Maintain utility connections and systems for wh