Terms Used In Florida Statutes 723.1255

  • Division: means the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 723.003
  • 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
  • parties: means a park owner as defined in subsection (13) and a homeowners' committee selected pursuant to…. See Florida Statutes 723.003

(1) A dispute between a mobile home owner and a homeowners’ association regarding the election and recall of officers or directors under s. 723.078(2)(b) or regarding the inspection and photocopying of official records under s. 723.079(5) must be submitted to mandatory binding arbitration with the division. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with this section and the procedural rules adopted by the division.
(2) Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorney fees, expert and investigator fees, and associated costs. The cost of the arbitrators shall be divided equally between the parties regardless of the outcome.
(3) The division shall adopt procedural rules to govern mandatory binding arbitration proceedings.