FL H0097

Amends the definition of "mobile home park" in Florida Statutes § 723.003 to clarify that it includes lots or spaces offered for rent or lease regardless of lease term length or who pays ad valorem taxes.

Updates § 73.072 regarding compensation for permanent improvements made by mobile home owners when a park is appropriated through eminent domain, with compensation awarded if improvements exceed $1,000 in value.

Declares the amendment remedial and intended to clarify existing law and overturn a September 18, 2013 Department of Business and Professional Regulation interpretation that misclassified long-term mobile home leases as equitable ownership interests.

Applies retroactively to June 4, 1984 (the original enactment date of § 723.003) and explicitly does not affect existing ad valorem tax assessments, liabilities, or exemptions on mobile home lots and spaces.

Takes effect upon becoming law.