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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

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Mobile Home & RV Parks

Contact the Mobile Home Parks Program

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Business Issues

This program includes approximately 5,400 mobile home parks, lodging and recreational vehicle parks, and recreational camps in Florida. The objective of this program is to minimize the risk of injury and illness in this residential environment. The objective is accomplished through routine inspections of these parks and camps ensuring the residents' risks for disease from an environmental origin are minimized.

Mobile homes, lodging and recreational vehicle parks, and recreational camps are licensed annually by the Department of Health through Florida's 67 County Health Departments, in accordance with Chapter 513, Florida Statutes and Chapter 64E-15, Florida Administrative Code.

The County Health Departments provide direct services in the operational aspect of the program through routine inspections, plan reviews, educational programs, and enforcement actions. If you would like any information on parks and camps, including how to open one, contact your County Health Department.

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Apply for a New Permit

To apply for a new permit, download and complete an Application for Mobile Home Park, Mobile Home Park Housing Migrant Farmworkers, Lodging Park, Recreational Vehicle Park and Recreational Camp and submit it, along with a plan of your park, information on the water system, the sewage disposal system, any swimming pools and the required permit fee to the Environmental Health Section of the County Health Department where your park or camp is located.

The plans for a new park or camp must be drawn to scale and include the area and dimensions of the tract of land; the space number or other designation of the space; the location and size of all proposed mobile home, recreational vehicle, or tent spaces; the location of roadways; and the location of any added service buildings. The permit fee is based on the number of spaces your park has; the County Health Department can help you calculate the correct permit fee for your proposed facility.

Inspections

The inspections focus on the following: 1) proper sewage disposal to minimize the risk of diseases such as hepatitis, salmonella, and shigella; 2), safe drinking water to minimize the risks of diseases such as giardia and cryptosporidium; 3) safe solid waste collection and disposal to minimize rat and roach infestations, as well as reservoirs for mosquitoes and associated diseases such as West Nile Virus, Dengue, St. Louis and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, eliminate vectors that transmit rabies and diseases associated with ticks. Also of concern, is a safe and disease-free swimming pool, where applicable.

The County Health Departments receive and investigate environmental health and sanitation complaints about these facilites.

The Department maintains inspection data for mobile home parks.

Download Files

The Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code rules, and the Application Form can be downloaded by clicking on the title of the document.  Most documents are in pdf format.  

Recreational Camps

The Department has a guide for parents to help them select a summer camp for their child titled, Sending Kids to Camp in Safety - What Every Parent Needs to Know (791kb PDF). 

Helpful Resources

The Florida Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds

Mobile Home/RV Park Resident Emergency Preparedness Toolkit

Mobile Home/RV Park Owner/Operator Emergency Preparedness Toolkit

File a Landlord-Tenant Complaint:

Department of Business & Professional Regulations (DBPR) - You may file a complaint online using the link provided or contact the complaint hotline at (850) 488-1122

For questions regarding lot rental agreements and prospectus, or landlord and tenant issues under Chapter 723, Florida Statutes, please refer to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

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Division of Agriculture & Consumer Services (DACS) - 1-800-352-9832

DACS Complaints - DACS Tenant Complaint Website