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1000 Friends of Florida
promotes healthy urban and natural places by wise management of growth and change. We educate, advocate, negotiate and, when necessary, litigate to protect our high quality of life. We help citizens have the technical knowledge and access needed to ensure that public and private decisions lead to livable communities. Our planners, attorneys and community activists work to protect natural areas, fight urban sprawl, promote sensible development patterns, and provide affordable housing. Above all, we strive to give citizens the tools to keep Florida's communities livable.

AffordableHomesinFlorida.com
another MHplanet manufactured home website. Your source for 7415 manufactured homes, mobile homes and modular homes for sale from 100s of sellers across the United States.

Affordable housing listings online
.Apartments directory with 2,000,000+ apartment listings. Includes Section 8 listings.

Affordable Residential Communities
(ARC) is in the affordable housing business. We aim to provide the best possible lifestyle and value to our residents. The need for affordable housing is stronger than ever and we are determined to help address this need and create a real sense of community in our manufactured home communities across the United States.

Broward County Supervisor of Elections
learn how when and where to vote.

CEDS - Community and Environmental Defense Services
CEDS exists solely to help people defend their community and environment from the impact of sprawl, bad zoning decisions, and other flawed development projects. So if your home or neighborhood is threatened by development impacts then contact us at 1-800-773-4571 or Help@ceds.org. Our advice is available free by phone to those seeking to preserve communities and the environment.

Complaints.com
publicize and read consumer complaints - check to see how a business is performing, treating customers - gain leverage to help solve your complaints - post your complaints for public view.

Consumers Union
national manufactured home resources.

Coral Cay Plantation of Margate
Is nestled among natural Florida landscape including orange and grapefruit trees, slash pine and majestic oak trees. Residents enjoy beautiful waterfront living with easy access to South Florida's inter-coastal waterways. Shopping, spectator sports, including Miami Heat basketball and Florida Marlins baseball, and the Sunrise Music Theatre are all located within a few miles of the community. Affordable new homes are available at Coral Cay Plantation, Click [ELS Homes] as well as a wide selection of used homes for all budgets, but you must visit the park to see them. This is a nice park in a nice area. You will love living here.

Cyber Citizens for Justice Florida Inc.
organized to represent citizen's interest through advocacy, education and legislative reform.

Davie Moratorium Ordinance Resolution
If your city is saying there is nothing they can do to protect mobile home parks from developers, show them what Davie is doing. A PDF file.

Davie Task Force Will Meet Dates Meeting dates for the Davie Task Force. Attend if you can.

Davie Task Force Final ReportDavie Moratorium Study Final Report a PDF file. Read the final report by the town of Davie Mobile Home Task Force, Affordable Housing & Mobile Home Communities Needs Assessment, Best Practices and Recommednations.

Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums and Mobile Homes. They claim it's not their mission to enforce s723.083 file a complaint anyway.

Deerfield Lake
a nice senior 55+ mobile home park in Coconut Creek on the corner of Lyons Road and Hillsboro Blvd.

East Coast Mobile Home Sales
- new and preowned mobile homes for sale - low lowest prices on manufactured homes - no credit needed - lots for sale - sell your home - pictures. Also, pre-owned homes at incredibly low prices. We have great deals on bank repos.

FindLaw for Legal Professionals
- Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code Research a Lawyer Use the Thomson Legal Record to access a lawyer's litigation record, articles and more!

Florida Attorney General
Lemon Law, prosecution, legal opinions, open government, news releases, consumer information, consumers, consumer protection, criminal justice, crime victime, citizen safety center, law enforcement, web site, government, home page, alerts, drug prices.

Florida Attorney General's Opinion
Three must have Attorney General's Informal Opinions on Mobile Home Parks a PDF file.

Florida Attorney General's Opinion AGO 87-31
A city may own a mobile home park and if they do s723.083 applies. Does NOT say s723.083 only applies to cities owning mobile home parks as is frequently stated before city councils and commissions about to rezone a mobile home park.

Florida Attorney General's Opinion AGO 75-42
The Florida Attorney General tells how to get your mobile home tax status back after allowing your tag to expire, which automatically makes your home taxable at the higher Tangible Personal Property rate. Also see Florida Department of Revenue

The Florida Bar
HOME PAGE FLABAR ONLINE The Florida Bar, with more than 78000 members, is the statewide ... Florida Bar members interested in service on the State and Federal Government ... Find your lawyer.

Florida Commission on Ethics
The Commission on Ethics cannot conduct investigations of alleged violations of the Sunshine Amendment or the Code of Ethics unless a person files a sworn complaint with the Commission alleging such violation has occurred.

Florida Community Services Group
offers consulting services to mobile and manufactured homeowners interested in purchasing their communities.

Florida Department of Community Affairs
the people who must approve changes to local comprehensive plans, you can file your objections.

Florida Department of Revenue
The mobile home tax sticker is not required, but only a fool would not have one considering the consequences of paying higher tangible personal property taxes instead. However, if you don't have a sticker and code enforcement is harrassing you, print this link. Warning: Park rules may require a sticker.

Florida DMV Technical Advisory TA_MH04-01:
The infamous bulletin you can't relocate a Wind Zone I (pre 1976) or II (pre 1995) mobile home in a Wind Zone III area.

Florida DMV Technical Avisory TA_MH04-02:
The bulletin changing TA_MH04-01 to say it is now ok to relocate a Wind Zone II mobile home in a Wind Zone III area if the mobile home was already within the Wind Zone III area and has to move due to eviction or park closing. Get a copy of both TA_MH04-01 and TA_MH04-02 because mobile home park owners seem only to have heard of the first and not the second when you want to move your home to their park.

Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment
Help put the amendment on the 08 Ballot. Voters will control local growth not developers.

Florida Land Use
Planning and related areas of the law Discussion groups and and email list Resource links for attorneys, planners and citizens

Florida Manufactured Housing Association
- a complete resource for Florida manufactured homes, Florida manufactured home communities and manufactured home parks, Florida retirement planning, inexpensive Florida adult communities and Florida retirement communities.

Florida mobile homes
for sale by Owner.

Florida Mobile Home Village
A Classifieds website designed especially for mobile and modular homes. You can find mobile homes in your area or list yours for FREE here! If your buying or selling a mobile home in Florida or surrounding states, you've come to the right place! Florida Mobile Home Village will soon be Floridas source for Mobile Homes and Modular Homes that are For Sale By Owner! We are confident of this because of the many features our site has to offer AND the FREE listing fees. So go ahead and list your home for FREE TODAY!

Florida Park List
Somewhat dated list of all the mobile home parks in Florida as of a couple of years ago before all the closings started. We update for parks that send us fresh info.

Florida Senate Report
A report by Florida Senate Staff including how they believe a mobile home park is closed. Weird, they think notice of rezoning and six month notice of pending eviction should go out the same week. Good, they accept as valid the Attorney General's opinion on s723.083 requirements. A PDF file.

F.M.O. Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida, Inc.
If you own a mobile home and are not a member you are part of the problem.

FORMS
for Florida Public Records Request -or- Federal FOIA Request

Florida Statute 73.071
Eminent Domain Compensation if the government is taking your mobile home park instead of letting a developer do it.

Florida Statute 73.072
Eminent Domain Compensation for permanent improvements by mobile home owners.

Florida Statute 119
Public Records and your right to view them.

Florida Statute 723
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY Chapter 723 MOBILE HOME PARK LOT TENANCIES

Florida Statute 723.083
What part of "Governmental action affecting removal of mobile home owners.--No agency of municipal, local, county, or state government shall approve any application for rezoning, or take any other official action, which would result in the removal or relocation of mobile home owners residing in a mobile home park without first determining that adequate mobile home parks or other suitable facilities exist for the relocation of the mobile home owners." don't they understand?

Florida Statute 723.083 Case Law
Judicial decision IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA APPELLATE DIVISION Wieker Enterprises, Inc. v. City of St. Petersburg fs723.083 must be applied prior to rezoning. Get the file as a PDF Wieker_vs_StPete.pdf

Free Legal Advice
Visit the Attorneys Forum, the largest online legal discussion forum online. Find qualified Attorneys in the United States and Canada to handle all of your legal issues.

Get rid of Possums
Under your House or Shed Possum Removal that’s Easy. All Natural.

Golf View Estates
A senior mobile home park.

Habitat
for Humanity.

Harris v. Martin Regency, Ltd., 576 So.2d 1294; January 17, 1991
A qualified opinion a park owner may evict under s723.061 for change of use to vacant land provided it is not to evade offering the park for sale to the HOA under s723.071

Home Sweet Mobile Home
an affordable housing institute article.

Hometown America Country Lakes in Coconut Creek
A pre-owned home from Hometown America provides you unparalleled value and quality. Constructed by the industry’s most respected home builders, our homes are backed by Hometown America’s Advantage, the best manufactured home warranty in the industry. Advantage is designed for your comfort, confidence and peace of mind.

Hometown America
Listing of communities.

House of Representatives Manufactured Housing Caucus
The Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus was created in May 1997 and is Co-Chaired by Representatives Ken Calvert (CA) and Bob Etheridge (NC). The objective of the Caucus is to promote manufactured housing as a solution to the nation’s shortage of affordable housing and to seek the removal of barriers to greater availability of manufactured housing. See if your representative is a member. If not send them the web page and ask them to join today. Remind your representative we need reasonable federal property rights to protect our housing investment. We should be paid fair market value for our homes or the full cost of relocation when a park must close.

Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County
The search for affordable housing solutions that ignores manufactured homes.

How to Protect Your Mobile Home From Creditors:
Your mobile home is registered as a vehicle. Creditors can take it when you owe money. If you hold title here is how to protect your home by making it your homestead residence. A pdf file.

HPP Housing Preservation Project
to Preserve Manufactured housing has links and information for Mich that can be converted to Florida.

HUD Housing choice vouchers
allow very low-income families to choose and lease or purchase safe, decent, and affordable privately-owned rental housing.

HUD
Approved manufactured foundation supports.

IBTS Institute for Building Technology and Safety Manufactured Housing
The Manufactured Housing Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulates the construction of certain factory-built housing units, called manufactured homes, formerly known as mobile homes. The Federal program also oversees enforcement of the construction standards through private inspection agencies and state governments.

Island in the Sun
mobile home park where residents have purchased the park.

JCF Acceptance
mobile home information fianance loans and repositions new and used.

JLT and Associates
market researchers and consultants for the manufactured housing industry. Provides background information for studies required for closing mobile home parks along with other information useful to mobile home park industry.

Knowledgeplex
a good place to search for news on affordable housing, mobile home eviction and park closing stories.

Lawguru
free legal forms and more.

Florida manufactured homes
builders, and dealers at Manufactured Homes Guide. Click to find manufactured homes for sale in Florida from leading manufactured home dealers and builders.

Florida Mobile Home
Articles

MOBILE HOME CENTRAL
Manufactured Housing Multiple Listings Manufactured Housing Modular Home Mobile Home For Sale

Manufactured Housing
forum

MHPAC
Our Mission Statement is to provide grassroots advisory comments to our local, state and federal officials regarding Mobile Home residents and the dire effects that rezoning in it's present form represent. A new group fighting for mobile homes in Davie and beyond.

MH Planet
Find thousands of daily updated mobile home rentals in mobile home parks nationwide. 7415 manufactured homes and modular homes for sale from mobile home dealers & owners (FSBO). Extensive US mobile home community and mobile home dealer directory.

The Mobile Home Park
or Subdivision Under Florida Statute 723 the Florida Legislature has passed extensive legislation relating to the use and control of mobile homes, and mobile home parks.

MOBILE HOME CENTRAL
Manufactured Housing Multiple Listings Manufactured Housing Modular Home Mobile Home For Sale

Mobile Home Forum
Mobile Homes, Manufactured Housing, Mobile Home Parks Discover how to make money with mobile homes, manufactured housing, mobile home parks.

MobileHomeInfo.net
is a unique educational guide to use when buying a manufactured home.

MOBILE HOME NET
Florida Mobile Homes For Sale - Nationwide MLS Mobile Homes, Manufactured Housing and Modular Homes FOR SALE nationwide. Homes For Sale by Owner, Realtors, Brokers and Home Dealers

Mobile Home Park Store
National Directory of Mobile Home Parks Mobile Home Parks For Sale (over 600) The best place to sell your Mobile Home Park Mobile Home Park Insurance, Financing, Management, and Much More! Books and Resources for the Manufactured Housing Industry Directory of Mobile Home Transporters

Mobile Home Repair
: The internet's #1 Web site for helping you, the consumer, repair and understand your manufactured home. Whether your searching for instructions, parts or advice, you've come to the right place.

Mobile Homes USA of Florida
buy, rent, sell your mobile home.

Mobile and Manufactured Home Owners Associations
and more.

MH Village
Manufactured and Mobile Home Marketplace. New and used mobile homes for sale by brokers, retailers and by owner. Includes home sale search, parks, financing and appraisals.

My Florida Cheap Homes:
We buy, sell and fiance pre-owned mobile homes.

My Florida dot com
the Official Portal of the State of Florida.

Myran Gallo v. Celebration Pointe Townhomes, Inc.
d/b/a Rancho Margate Mobile Home Park and United Homes International Inc. Case Number: 4D07-496 Myrna Gallo and Legal Aid sued under s723 and the courts got it wrong again. The Florida Supreme Court refused to consider the appeal. Read all about it and the Town of Davie City Attorney's opinion. A PDF file.

Office of the State Attorney
17th Judicial Circuit Broward County, Florida Michael J. Satz

Quality Homes
Sales Centers can be found in over 40 communities in 8 states.

Paradise Village
Mobile Home Park listings.

Pro Bono
Florida Legal Services www.FloridaProBono.org Florida's 'Go To' Place For All Things Pro Bono

Recall Your HOA Board
Is your HOA board going to give in to developers without a fight? Learn how to recall HOA boards who aren't looking out for you (Florida only).

Proposed Solutions for Mobile Home Displacement
The Problem...property rights versus displacement of human rights. Some new funding ideas to start the ball rolling, need more ideas, can you help? Attorney Mitchell Chester

Resident Owned Communities
A directory of resident-owned manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.with web sites.

Shared Emergency
People fighting mobile home owner displacement. Attorney Mitchell Chester and Davie commitee.

Shimberg
source for housing studies and reports local housing inventory.

Smart Search Direct
The plucky little search engine that could. Try your search on Smart Search Direct for web, news, pictures, audio and video.

Snowbird
Resources Welcomes Snowbirds to Florida your online mobile home and rv source of information to help you plan your winter stay in beautiful Florida, the Sunshine State.

Soldier and Sailors Civil Relief Act
Provides Umbrella of Protection.

Sun-Sentinal
Classified manufactured and mobile home's for sale local ad listings.

Sun-Sentinal
Recent home sales in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Supreme Court of the State of Washington:
A minority opinion whose wording may prove useful in protecting the property rights of mobile home owners in other states. A pdf file.

Tallowwood Isle
Mobile Home Community in Coconut Creek.

TOP VALUE HOMES INC
is South Florida's premier source for affordable living. We sell manufactured homes, site built single family homes, condos, townhomes, and mobile homes with land all in one place!

Uniprop
- We specialize in the acquisition, development, marketing, and management of manufactured home communities including South Florida.

The Urban Group
Established in 1984, The Urban Group, Inc. (TUG) is an urban redevelopment land acquisition-consulting firm. TUG specializes closing mobile home parks.

Wieker_vs StPete.pdf
What can happen when your city wants to fight for its mobile home owners. A must read!

Willow Lake Estates
Manufactured Home Communities Come to Florida for the winter... stay for a lifetime!


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