FMO "Watch Dog" Update - March 2026 Edit page

March 24, 2026

*******FINAL ACTION NEEDED*******

GOVERNOR SUPPORT for Senate Bill 594!!

 Now is the time to do what FMO does best! Show FMO People Power!!
Both the House and Senate passed Senate Bill 594 unanimously!!

Please Help by sending an email to the Governor.
When the Legislature sends the FMO bill to the Governor, he has sole discretion on whether to approve the bill or veto the bill to prevent it from becoming the law. Information below may be helpful.

Here is a link to easily reach out to the Governor:
https://www.flgov.com/eog/leadership/people/ron-desantis/contact

Please supply the requested information and in the

SUBJECT line: Support for Senate Bill 594

 ISSUE: Florida is home to hundreds of thousands who have chosen the lifestyle found in manufactured/mobile home communities and parks. Many live on fixed incomes without the ability to increase their income. In many cases our mobile home residents are forced to choose between paying lot rent or buying food and medicine.

Senate Bill 594:

• Amends Chapter 420, Part VII, of Florida law to assist eligible mobile homeowners who own their homes that are placed on leased land with lot rent payments.
• Assistance will be based on an application and the homeowner’s financial need, specifically for persons of very low income, low income, or moderate income, just like all other homeowners.
• The program will assist persons and households having annual incomes of not more than 140 percent of area median income, just like all other homeowners.
• Require proof of income, tax returns, Social Security benefits, or unemployment status to determine the level of assistance, just like all other homeowners.
• An eligible homeowner will apply to the county or eligible municipality to participate in the Local Housing Assistance Plan to assist with lot rent payments specifically.
• The Florida Housing Finance Corporation, (FHFC), must monitor local governments to determine compliance with program requirements.

FMO supports homeowner’s concerns about lot rent increases. We must eliminate the discrimination that exists against mobile homeowners within the larger conversation about affordable housing. Local Housing Assistance Plans are already in place and operating in most counties and some municipalities. This will level the playing field among all homeowners!!

It is very important that Governor DeSantis receives overwhelming support for Senate Bill 594 from his constituents!! Please help as quickly as possible!!! We need to do this outreach now!!