Florida Statute 513.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 513
MOBILE HOME AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS

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F.S. 513.01

513.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Health and includes its representative county health departments.

(2) “Lodging park” means a place set aside and offered by a person, for either direct or indirect remuneration of the operator of the place, in which 75 percent of the mobile homes or recreational vehicles or combination thereof are owned by the operator and offered for rent to the public and which is not licensed under chapter 509.

(3) “Mobile home” means a residential structure that is transportable in one or more sections, which structure is 8 body feet (2.4 meters) or more in width, over 35 feet in length with the hitch, built on an integral chassis, and designed to be used as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the structure.

(4) “Mobile home park” means a place set aside and offered by a person, for either direct or indirect remuneration of the owner, lessor, or operator of such place, for the parking, accommodation, or rental of five or more mobile homes.

(5) “Occupancy” means the length of time that a recreational vehicle is occupied by a transient guest and not the length of time that such vehicle is located on the leased recreational vehicle site. A recreational vehicle may be stored and tied down on site when not in use to accommodate the needs of the guest. The attachment of a recreational vehicle to the ground with tie-downs or other removable fasteners, and the attachment of carports, porches, screen rooms, and similar appurtenances with removable attaching devices, do not render the recreational vehicle a permanent part of the recreational vehicle site.

(6) “Operator” means the owner, operator, keeper, lessor, proprietor, manager, assistant manager, desk clerk, agent, or employee of a mobile home, lodging, or recreational vehicle park or a recreational camp who is designated by the permittee as the individual solely responsible for the daily operation of the park or camp and its compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.

(7) “Permittee” means a person who applies for and is granted a permit under this chapter and who is ultimately responsible for the operation of the mobile home, lodging, or recreational vehicle park or the recreational camp and the compliance of the park or camp with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.

(8) “Person” means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or governmental unit.

(9) “Recreational camp” means one or more buildings or structures, tents, trailers, or vehicles, or any portion thereof, together with the land appertaining thereto, established, operated, or used as living quarters for five or more resident members of the public and designed and operated for recreational purposes.

(10) “Recreational vehicle” has the same meaning as provided for the term “recreational vehicle-type unit” in s. 320.01. However, the terms “temporary living quarters” and “seasonal or temporary living quarters” as used in s. 320.01, in reference to recreational vehicles placed in recreational vehicle parks, relate to the period of time the recreational vehicle is occupied as living quarters during each year and not to the period of time it is located in the recreational vehicle park. During the time the recreational vehicle is not occupied as temporary or seasonal quarters, it may be stored and tied down on the recreational vehicle site. The affixing of a recreational vehicle to the ground by way of tie-downs or other removable fasteners, and the attachment of carports, porches, screen rooms, and similar appurtenances by way of removable attaching devices, does not render the recreational vehicle a permanent part of the recreational vehicle site.

(11) “Recreational vehicle park” means a place set aside and offered by a person, for either direct or indirect remuneration of the owner, lessor, or operator of such place, for the parking, accommodation, or rental of five or more recreational vehicles or tents; and the term also includes buildings and sites set aside for group camping and similar recreational facilities. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms “campground,” “camping resort,” “RV resort,” “travel resort,” and “travel park,” or any variations of these terms, are synonymous with the term “recreational vehicle park.”

(12) “Transient guest” means any guest registered as provided in s. 513.112 for 6 months or less. When a guest is permitted with the knowledge of the park operator to continuously occupy a recreational vehicle in a recreational vehicle park for more than 6 months, there is a rebuttable presumption that the occupancy is nontransient, and the eviction procedures of part II of chapter 83 apply.

History.—s. 1, ch. 12419, 1927; CGL 4140; s. 1, ch. 19365, 1939; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 14, 15, ch. 83-321; s. 6, ch. 84-182; s. 13, ch. 85-343; s. 1, ch. 87-193; ss. 1, 26, ch. 93-150; s. 146, ch. 97-101; s. 249, ch. 99-8; s. 2, ch. 2013-91.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 513.01

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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 513.01.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 513.01

Total Results: 18

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Delray Medical Center, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-11-04

Citation: 178 So. 3d 511, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16568, 2015 WL 6735339

Snippet: following documents: COST OF TREATMENT *513 1. A statement of your best estimate of the cost

FL. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. Contractpoint Florida Parks, LLC

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-07-10

Citation: 986 So. 2d 1260, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 493, 38 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20173, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1240, 2008 WL 2678812

Snippet: Stat. (2007) (Dep't of Management Services); § 255.513(1), Fla. Stat. (2007) (Div. of Bond Finance); § 337

Verizon Florida, Inc. v. Florida Department of Business Regulation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-07-24

Citation: 850 So. 2d 629, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 11109

Snippet: “engaged in the business of contracting.” § 489.513(1), Fla. Stat. (2001). An alarm system contractor

Alameda Isles Homeowners Ass'n v. State, Department of Health

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-10-03

Citation: 798 So. 2d 784, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 13813

Snippet: definition of a mobile home park as set forth in section 513.01(4), Florida Statutes (2000). In the order denying

Bravo v. Sauter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-03-10

Citation: 727 So. 2d 1103

Snippet: issue on cross-appeal. Pursuant to section 732.513(1), Florida Statutes (1979), a testator could devise

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1997-09-19

Snippet: 0305(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (1996 Supp.). 10 Cf., s. 513.01(10), Fla. Stat., defining the term "[r]ecreational

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1994-09-30

Snippet: specifically made exempt from taxes by section420.513(1), Florida Statutes, which reads, in part, as follows:

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1993-10-04

Snippet: real property, the exemption set out in s. 420.513(1), F.S., is applicable. Part V, Ch. 420, F.S., known

Freehauf v. School Bd. of Seminole Cty.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-08-06

Citation: 623 So. 2d 761, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 8200, 1993 WL 292021

Snippet: manner prescribed in subsection (2). [3] § 415.513(1), Fla. Stat. (1987). [4] See Thelma D. v. Board

Barber v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-01-03

Citation: 592 So. 2d 330, 1992 WL 577

Snippet: 415.504 and 415.513(1), Fla. Stat. (1987). Ms. Barber argues that section 415.513(1) is unconstitutional

Dehnel v. Paradise R.V. Resort

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-11-07

Citation: 588 So. 2d 668, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 11162, 1991 WL 227893

Snippet: recreational vehicle (§ 513.01(5), Fla.Stat.) is not a mobile home (§§ 513.01(2) and 723.003(3), Fla.Stat

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1990-08-07

Snippet: F.S. 3 Section 163.502(3), F.S. 4 Section 163.513(1) and (2), F.S. 5 Section 163.513(3), F.S. 6 See

Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-09-29

Citation: 537 So. 2d 500, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

Snippet: the best of petitioner’s information and belief: *513(1) the name and residence address of each minor or

In Re Estate of Rice

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-09-29

Citation: 406 So. 2d 469

Snippet: specific named trustees as authorized by Section 732.513(1), Florida Statutes (1977) [compare Section 731.201(9)

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1974-10-24

Snippet: in 1939 by Ch. 19365, 1939, Laws of Florida, s. 513.01 defines "trailer camp" as follows: A trailer camp

Burnett El Al. v. Green

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1929-05-29

Citation: 122 So. 570, 97 Fla. 1007, 69 A.L.R. 244, 1929 Fla. LEXIS 1014

Snippet: 556, 74 N.W. R. 59, 68, A. S. R. 629, 39 L. R. A. 513; 1 Dillon Municipal Corp. 3 Ed. Sec. 508; Cooley on

Lewis v. Leon County

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1926-01-23

Citation: 107 So. 146, 91 Fla. 118, 1926 Fla. LEXIS 865

Snippet: Com'rs of Marion County, 170 Ind. 595, 85 N.E. Rep. 513; 1 Elliott on Roads Streets, Par. 10. Now by the

Wade v. Doyle

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1880-01-15

Citation: 17 Fla. 522

Snippet: sixty, eighty, or even an hundred years. 13 John., 513; 1 John., 165; 3 Hill, 85; 39 Wis., 466; 94 U. S.