Local attorney Erum Kistemaker, who specializes in real estate law, said that while state law doesn’t implement a cap on lot rent increases, it does create a mechanism to challenge them.
In 2024, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 613 into law, which amended the mediation framework regarding lot rent increases.
Kistemaker said she doesn’t see the state implementing legislation to place a cap on lot rent increases anytime soon. The underlying issue, she said, is citizens not being knowledgeable of what they’re buying when purchasing a home in a manufacturing home community, and not seeking legal counsel before such a big purchase.
“Most of the owners should be well aware of what they’re getting into,” she said. “It’s spelled out really well, number one in the statute, as well as in their governing documents, and if they don’t understand them — that’s the concern.”
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