Q: What happens when I can't pay lot rent in a park for a home I own?
I have vacated and I am trying to sell but the park rejects my applicants. I've already paid one month rent on a home I don't occupy. This cannot continue, because math. How can I stop or reduce paying rent without being evicted? Is eviction inevitable and what will happen to my property? I feel like the park can keep rejecting my applicants and forcing me to pay rent indefinitely. There has to be an escape?
A:
This is a common problem with mobile home park lot tenancies and unfortunately there are no fast fixes. Florida Statute 723.059 (1) states "The purchaser of a mobile home within a mobile home park may become a tenant of the park if such purchaser would otherwise qualify with the requirements of entry into the park under the park rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the park owner, but such approval may not be unreasonably withheld."
The question becomes why is the park owner denying your applicants? Would they otherwise be approved? You can try contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Condominiums, Timeshare and Mobile Home Parks at 850.488.1122 to see if they can provide any assistance with a complaint.
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