The Florida Senate

723.0611  Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation.--

(1)  There is created the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation. The corporation shall be administered by a board of directors made up of six members, three of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation from a list of nominees submitted by the largest nonprofit association representing mobile home owners in this state, and three of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation from a list of nominees submitted by the largest nonprofit association representing the manufactured housing industry in this state. All members of the board of directors, including the chair, shall be appointed to serve for staggered 3-year terms.

(2)(a)  The board of directors may employ or retain such persons as are necessary to perform the administrative and financial transactions and responsibilities of the corporation and to perform other necessary and proper functions not prohibited by law.

(b)  Members of the board of directors may be reimbursed from moneys of the corporation for actual and necessary expenses incurred by them as members but may not otherwise be compensated for their services.

(c)  There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, agents or employees of the corporation, members of the board of directors of the corporation, or representatives of the Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes for any act or omission of the board of directors in the performance of their powers and duties under this section, unless such act or omission by such person is in intentional disregard of the rights of the claimant.

(d)  Meetings of the board of directors are subject to the provisions of s. 286.011

(e)  Any person who receives compensation from the corporation or the park owner pursuant to ss. 723.061-723.0612 shall not have a cause of action against the corporation or the park owner for any claim arising under the rights, duties, and obligations of the corporation or park owner in ss. 723.061-723.0612.

(3)  The board of directors shall:

(a)  Adopt a plan of operation and articles, bylaws, and operating rules.

(b)  Establish procedures under which applicants for payments from the corporation may have grievances reviewed by an impartial body and reported to the board of directors.

(4)  The corporation may:

(a)  Sue or be sued.

(b)  Borrow from private finance sources in order to meet the demands of the relocation program established in s. 723.0612

History.--s. 7, ch. 2001-227; s. 8, ch. 2003-263.