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FL S1140
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/2/2024
Primary Sponsor
Fiscal Policy
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AI Summary
- Requires petitions for mediation of mobile home lot rental disputes to be filed with the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, which will determine adequacy and conformance of the petition before proceeding
- Allows park owners and mobile home owners to mutually select a mediator as an alternative to having one appointed by the division, and gives park owners 10 days to file objections to a mediation petition
- Prohibits initiation of civil action unless the dispute has first been submitted to mediation under the prescribed process
- Grants live-in health care aides (as defined under the Federal Fair Housing Act) the right to ingress and egress to a mobile home owner's site without additional fees, while specifying such aides have no tenancy rights and the mobile home owner must pay for any required background check
- Requires the mobile home owner to notify the park owner of the live-in health care aide's name and assumes responsibility for removing the aide and covering associated costs if necessary; effective date is July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Mobile Homes
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 613
3/1/2024
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy1/31/2024
Full Bill Text
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