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Mobile home park closing in Florida — how do I get relocation compensation?

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Your park is closing — what the law requires

A mobile-home park owner in Florida can only evict a homeowner for one of five reasons listed in Fla. Stat. 723.061. A change in land use — the park closing to build something else, for example — is one of those five grounds. When that happens, the law requires two things: a specific notice period, and relocation compensation. This page explains both.

The 6-month notice

Under Fla. Stat. 723.061, an eviction for a change in land use requires 6 months' notice. That notice period is different from the 90-day notice a park must give for a lot-rent increase. If your notice gives you less than 6 months, write that down and raise it — this tool can help you check which notice period applies to your letter.

• The park cannot remove your home itself. An eviction has to go through county court.
• Contact legal aid and your homeowners' association right away if you receive a closure notice.

Relocation compensation

When a park closes for a change in land use, the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation pays relocation or abandonment compensation. You can read more directly from the source: fmhrc.org. The material here does not give a dollar amount — check the Corporation's site or an advocate for what applies to your situation.

Your homeowners' association's rights

If homeowners have formed a homeowners' association under Fla. Stat. 723.075, that association has a right to notice of a sale of the park and a right of first refusal to buy it (723.071). Forming the association before a sale or closure is announced matters — it gives homeowners standing to act together. If your park does not have an HOA yet, this is worth raising with your neighbors now.

If something looks wrong

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation — Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes — regulates mobile-home parks and takes complaints. See DBPR's mobile-home division.

What to do next

Paste your actual closure notice, sale announcement, or eviction letter into the free tool. It reads your own document and your own dates — not a generic example — and tells you which part of Chapter 723 applies, what deadline it sets, and what to do next. Nothing you paste is stored, and there's no account.

This is not legal advice. Mobile Home Owner Rights FL can be wrong. Keep paying your lawful lot rent on time. Confirm deadlines and compensation with the statute, the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation, legal aid, or the DBPR before you rely on anything here.

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.