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No mobile home park owner or developer who purchases electricity or gas (natural, manufactured, or similar gaseous substance) from any public utility or municipally owned utility or who purchases water from a water system for the purpose of supplying or reselling the electricity, gas, or water to any other person to whom she or he leases, lets, rents, subleases, sublets, or subrents the premises upon which the electricity, gas, or water is to be used shall charge, demand, or receive, directly or indirectly, any amount for the resale of such electricity, gas, or water greater than that amount charged by the public utility or municipally owned utility from which the electricity or gas was purchased or by the public water system from which the water was purchased. However, as concerns the distribution of water, the park owner may charge for maintenance actually incurred and administrative costs. This section does not apply to a park owner who is regulated pursuant to chapter 367 or by a county water ordinance.
Florida Statute § 723.045 limits what mobile home park owners and developers can charge residents for electricity, gas, and water that the park purchases from a utility and then resells. The resale price for electricity and gas cannot exceed what the park paid to the original utility. For water, the park may add charges that reflect actual maintenance and administrative costs incurred in distributing it, but this rule does not apply to park owners already regulated under Chapter 367 or a county water ordinance.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Fla. Stat. § 723.045, a compliant mobile home park operator who resells electricity or gas to residents passes those costs through at exactly the rate charged by the supplying utility—no markup is permitted. For water distribution, operators generally document actual maintenance expenses and administrative costs carefully, since only those verifiable costs may be added to the utility's base rate. Operators who are regulated under Chapter 367 or a county water ordinance should confirm whether this provision applies to their situation, as those operators are expressly exempt.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Fla. Stat. § 723.045 gives mobile home park residents a right not to be charged more than the utility's own rate when their park resells electricity or gas to them. If a resident believes a park is marking up electricity or gas costs beyond what the supplying utility charges, that concern can generally be raised with Florida's relevant regulatory authorities or a tenant-rights organization familiar with mobile home park law. For water charges, residents may want to request documentation of the maintenance and administrative costs the park claims, since those are the only additions the statute permits beyond the base utility rate.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
Generated October 28, 2026 — auto-generated, not yet human-reviewed. See /transparency for methodology.
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