Florida Statutes 723.076 – Incorporation; notification of park owner
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 723.076
- Mobile home: means a residential structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is 8 body feet or more in width, over 35 body feet in length with the hitch, built on an integral chassis, designed to be used as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities, and not originally sold as a recreational vehicle, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. See Florida Statutes 723.003
- park: means a use of land in which lots or spaces are offered for rent or lease for the placement of mobile homes and in which the primary use of the park is residential. See Florida Statutes 723.003
- park owner: means an owner or operator of a mobile home park. See Florida Statutes 723.003
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01
(1) Upon receipt of its certificate of incorporation, the homeowners’ association shall notify the park owner in writing of such incorporation and shall advise the park owner of the names and addresses of the officers of the homeowners’ association by personal delivery upon the park owner’s representative as designated in the prospectus or by certified mail, return receipt requested. Thereafter, the homeowners’ association shall notify the park owner in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of any change of names and addresses of its president or registered agent. Upon election or appointment of new officers or board members, the homeowners’ association shall notify the park owner in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the names and addresses of the new officers or board members.
(2) Upon written request by the homeowners’ association, the park owner shall notify the homeowners’ association by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the name and address of the park owner, the park owner’s agent for service of process, and the legal description of the park. Thereafter, in the event of a change in the name or address of the park owner or the park owner’s agent for service of process, the park owner shall notify in writing the president or registered agent of the homeowners’ association of such change by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(3) The homeowners’ association shall file a notice of its right to purchase the mobile home park as set forth in s. 723.071. The notice shall contain the name of the association, the name of the park owner, and the address or legal description of the park. The notice shall be recorded with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the mobile home park is located. Within 10 days of the recording, the homeowners’ association shall provide a copy of the recorded notice to the park owner at the address provided by the park owner by certified mail, return receipt requested.