Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61M-1.001: Procedures for Operation
61M-1.002: Claims Procedures
61M-1.003: Approved Forms
61M-1.004: Late Fees
61M-1.005: Determination of Mobile Home Park Status
61M-1.006: Rental Agreement Status
61M-1.007: Timeframe to Apply for Assistance
61M-1.008: Grievance Procedure
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendments will be to make language changes to clarify and organize existing rules and forms and to address operational concerns arising out of the current versions of existing rules and forms. Changes to existing rules will also be considered to address possible concerns arising out of the incorporation of forms into a separate rule. The board will also discuss, and will consider, possible new rules relating to late fees to implement changes to Section 723.06116(1)(a)-(d), F.S., and possible new rules relating to the determination of mobile home park status, rental agreement status, timeframes to apply for assistance to implement changes to Section 723.0612(12), F.S., and a grievance procedure.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject areas to be addressed in these rule amendments are: the operation of the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation and the use of applicable forms by the public, requests for assistance for relocation and abandonment expenses by members of the public who reside in a mobile home park where there has been a change in land use and determinations made with regard to such applications, procedures for the collection of funds from mobile home park owners whose residents have sought relocation or abandonment expenses and procedures for aggrieved individuals to challenge decisions of the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 723.0611(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 723.003, 723.061, 723.0611, 723.06115, 723.06116, 723.0612 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 25, 2008, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Sniffen Law Firm, P.A., General Counsel to Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation, 211 East Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Janet Garrett, Executive Director, FMHRC, P. O. Box 14125, Tallahassee, FL 32317-4125, (888)862-7010. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Janet Garrett, Executive Director, FMHRC, P. O. Box 14125, Tallahassee, FL 32317-4125, (888)862-7010

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.