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CS/CS/HB 743: Mobile Homes

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Latvala ; Burgess

Mobile Homes; Revises certain notice requirements for written complaints; requires adoption of rules relating to board member training for mobile home park homeowners' associations; authorizes mobile home park owner to pass on non-ad valorem assessments to tenant; provides that mobile home park owner is deemed to have disclosed passing on of certain taxes & assessments; requires non-ad valorem assessments to be part of lot rental amount; requires that renewed rental agreement remain under same terms unless certain notice is provided; authorizes mobile home purchaser to cancel or rescind contract to purchase; revises rights that mobile home owners exercise if they form an association; authorizes mobile home owners to become members upon incorporation of association; deletes provisions relating to memberships of successors to home owners; clarifying when association becomes representative of all mobile home owners; specifies voting requirements for homeowners' associations; authorizes members to vote by secret ballot & absentee ballot; prohibits tape recording or videotaping of certain meetings; delays applicability of certain board member training requirements; specifies future date after which directors who fail to comply with training requirements are deemed to commit violation.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/7/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 826 (Ch. 2016-169) -HJ 875
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/19/2015 House • Filed
12/10/2015 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 65
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 64
1/15/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 01/20/16, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB
1/20/2016 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 263
1/25/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 261
1/26/2016 House • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 286
1/28/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/01/16, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/1/2016 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 363
• Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 363
2/15/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/17/16, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
2/17/2016 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 483
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 479
2/23/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 560
3/4/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
3/7/2016 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 826 -HJ 875
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 826 (Ch. 2016-169) -HJ 875