How much notice must a Florida mobile home park give before raising lot rent?

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How much notice must the park give?

Under Fla. Stat. 723.037, a mobile-home park must give you at least 90 days' written notice before it raises your lot rent, cuts services, or changes park rules.

Count the 90 days from the date on the notice to the date the increase, cut, or change takes effect — not from your next rent due date.

What the notice should cover

The prospectus you received before you signed, together with your rental agreement, governs your rent, fees, and rules. The park's notice should be consistent with what those documents allow.

The date of the notice
The date the increase, service cut, or rule change takes effect
What exactly is changing

The statute does not set a cap on how much lot rent can go up. It regulates the process, and it lists factors for whether an increase is unreasonable, including comparable parks and what the prospectus disclosed.

If the notice gives fewer than 90 days

If you count fewer than 90 days between the notice date and the effective date, the notice does not meet the minimum in Fla. Stat. 723.037. Say so in writing, and name the earliest date the increase could lawfully take effect — 90 days from the date on the notice.

Keep paying your current, lawful lot rent on time while this is being sorted out. Do not withhold rent.

What you and your neighbors can do

On a rent increase, your homeowners' association's committee — or a committee of homeowners if there is no HOA — may request a meeting with the park owner within 30 days of the notice.

Ask in writing for the meeting within the 30-day window
Ask for the basis of the increase and comparable-park information
If it isn't resolved, either side may request free mediation through DBPR under Fla. Stat. 723.038

Other rights that may apply

These are separate parts of the same law. They may matter depending on what is happening at your park:

A park may evict a homeowner only on five grounds, each with its own notice period (Fla. Stat. 723.061)
A homeowners' association formed under Fla. Stat. 723.075 has a right to notice of a sale and a right of first refusal to buy the park
If a park closes for a change in land use, the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation may pay relocation or abandonment compensation
DBPR's Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes takes complaints about parks

What to do next

This page is general information, not legal advice, and it can be wrong. Confirm deadlines with the statute, with DBPR, or with Florida legal aid before you rely on anything here.

The free tool reads your own notice or numbers — the date on the letter, the effective date, your current rent — and tells you which rule applies, whether the 90 days were met, and the deadline for the committee meeting. Nothing you paste is stored.

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Mobile Home Owner Rights FL explains the Florida Mobile Home Act in plain language; it can be wrong, and it is not legal advice. Your prospectus and rental agreement matter — confirm with Florida legal aid, the DBPR, or an attorney. Nothing you paste is stored.