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• (a) The name and address or location of the mobile home park.
• (b) The name and address of the person authorized to receive notices and demands on the park owner’s behalf.
• (c) A description of the mobile home park property, including, the number of lots in each section, the approximate size of each lot, the setback requirements, and the minimum separation distance between mobile homes as required by law.
• (d) A description of the recreational and other common facilities, if any, that will be used by the mobile home owners, including, but not limited to:
  • (1) The number of buildings and each room thereof and its intended purposes, location, approximate floor area, and capacity in numbers of people.
  • (2) Each swimming pool, as to its general location, approximate size and depths, and approximate deck size and capacity and whether heated.
  • (3) All other facilities and permanent improvements which will serve the mobile home owners.
  • (4) A general description of the items of personal property available for use by the mobile home owners.
  • (5) A general description of the days and hours that facilities will be available for use.
  • (6) A statement as to whether all improvements are complete and, if not, their estimated completion dates.
• (e) The arrangements for management of the park and maintenance and operation of the park property and of other property that will serve the mobile home owners and the nature of the services included.
• (f) A description of all improvements, whether temporary or permanent, which are required to be installed by the mobile home owner as a condition of his or her occupancy in the park.
• (g) The manner in which utility and other services, including, but not limited to, sewage and waste disposal, cable television, water supply, and storm drainage, will be provided, and the person or entity furnishing them. The services and the lot rental amount or user fees charged by the park owner for the services provided by the park owner shall also be disclosed.
• (h) An explanation of the manner in which the lot rental amount will be raised, including, disclosure of any factors which may affect the lot rental amount, including, but not limited to:
  • 1. Water rates.
  • 2. Sewer rates.
  • 3. Waste disposal rates.
  • 4. Maintenance costs, including costs of deferred maintenance.
  • 5. Management costs.
  • 6. Property taxes.
  • 7. Major repairs or improvements.
  • 8. Any other fees, costs, entrance fees, or charges to which the mobile home owner may be subjected.
• (i) Disclosure of the manner in which the pass-through charges will be assessed.
• (j) Disclosure of all user fees currently charged for services offered which the homeowner may elect to incur and the manner in which the fees will be increased.
• (k) The park rules and regulations and an explanation of the manner in which park rules or regulations will be set, changed, or promulgated.
• (l) Copies of the following, to the extent they are applicable, as exhibits:
  • (1) The ground lease or other underlying leases of the mobile home park or a summary of the contents of the lease or leases when copies of the same have been filed with the division.
  • (2) A copy of the mobile home park lot layout showing the location of the recreational areas and other common areas.
  • (3) All covenants and restrictions and zoning which will affect the use of the property and which are not contained in the foregoing.
  • (4) A copy of the rental agreement or agreements to be offered for rental of mobile home lots.

In a mobile home park containing 26 or more lots, the park owner must file a prospectus with the DBPR. Prior to entering into an enforceable rental agreement for a mobile home lot, the park owner shall furnish a copy of the prospectus or offering circular together with all of the exhibits thereto to each prospective lessee. Delivery shall be made prior to execution of the lot rental agreement or at the time of occupancy, whichever occurs first. Upon delivery of a prospectus to a prospective lessee, the lot rental agreement is voidable by the lessee for a period of 15 days. However, the park owner is not required to furnish a copy of the prospectus or offering circular if the tenancy is a renewal of a tenancy and the mobile home owner has previously received the prospectus or offering circular.

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Mobile Home Owner and Park Owner Obligations

It is unlawful for a mobile home park owner to discriminatorily increase a home owner’s rent or discriminatorily decrease services to a home owner, or to bring or threaten to bring an action for possession or other civil action, primarily because the park owner is retaliating against the home owner. In order for the home owner to raise the defense of retaliatory conduct, the home owner must have acted in good faith and not for any improper purposes, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or for frivolous purpose or needless increase in the cost of litigation.