Can I be evicted for refusing to sign a new lease at my mobile home park?

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The short answer

Florida law lists only five reasons a mobile home park can evict you. Refusing to sign a new rental agreement is not one of them. As long as you keep paying the lawful rent and follow the rules, you generally cannot be evicted just because you did not sign a new lease. This is not legal advice — confirm with legal aid before you decide anything.

The five grounds for eviction

Under Fla. Stat. 723.061, a park may evict a mobile-home owner only for:

Nonpayment of rent (5-day notice)
Conviction of a law violation on the premises
A rule violation, with 7 days to cure, after a first violation and a second one within 12 months
A change in land use, with 6 months' notice and relocation compensation
Failure to qualify as a tenant

Each ground has its own required notice period. "Refusing to sign a new agreement" is not on this list.

What still governs your rent and rules

Your prospectus and your existing rental agreement keep governing rent, fees, and rules while any dispute over a new agreement is unresolved. The park must give at least 90 days' written notice before raising lot rent, cutting services, or changing rules (Fla. Stat. 723.037). That 90-day rule does not disappear just because you have not signed something new.

What to do if you get a "sign or vacate" notice

Do not ignore it — respond in writing.
Keep paying your current lawful rent on time.
State, in writing, that you intend to continue under your existing prospectus and rental agreement.
Contact your homeowners' association, or organize with neighbors if there is no HOA — the statute lets a homeowners' committee meet with the park owner.
Contact Florida legal aid or the state's Division of Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes if the park moves toward eviction.

Where to get help

The Division of Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes at the Florida DBPR regulates mobile home parks and takes complaints. It also runs free mediation between homeowners and park owners under Fla. Stat. 723.038.

What to do next

Paste the notice you received into the free tool. It reads your own document and dates — not a generic script — and tells you which of the five grounds, if any, the park is claiming, the deadline it sets, and a written response you can send. Nothing you paste is stored. This is a first look, not legal advice — confirm anything important with legal aid or the DBPR before you rely on it.

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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.