Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61M - Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation › Chapter 61M-1 - GENERAL AND PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 61M-1.002 - Claims Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In order to
				receive payment from the Corporation for relocation expenses, the applicant
				shall submit to the Corporation, with a copy to the park owner, a Home Owner
				Application for Payment of Relocation Expenses, FMHRC Form 1001 (Revised
				6-12-24) (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16672
)
				or Spanish FMHRC Form 1001 (Revised 6-12-24) (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16680
),
				incorporated herein by reference, which includes a copy of the notice of
				eviction due to change in use of the land comprising the mobile home park and a
				copy of the signed contract with an installer that includes an itemization of
				the costs of taking down, moving and setting up the mobile home in a new
				location. The copy of the notice of eviction shall show a date after July 1,
				2001, the effective date of the statute creating the Florida Mobile Home
				Relocation Corporation. The Installer's Form, FMHRC Form 1007 (Revised 6-12-24)
				(
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16676
)
				or Spanish FMHRC Form 1007 (Revised 6-12-24) (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16684
),
				incorporated herein by reference, must be used in order for the applicant's
				request to be considered for approval by the board of the Corporation. The
				application shall also include a copy of the title(s) to the mobile home
				showing the name of the owner of the home being the same as the applicant for
				relocation expenses. The title certificate must bear the Department of Highway
				Safety and Motor Vehicles designation of "HS" which designates the home as a
				"mobile home." No other designation on the title will be accepted for
				processing and approval for relocation expenses. Any application received that
				does not contain complete information and all of the required documentation
				shall be returned by the Corporation to the applicant along with a notice of
				the deficiencies in the application. Only completed applications will receive a
				date stamp. In the event the applicant resubmits the application with the
				required documentation, the application will then receive a date stamp
				assigning its priority. Applicants for payment under this section shall also
				submit an Acknowledgment of Non-Participation in Litigation and Acknowledgment
				of Non-Acceptance of Compensation from Park Owner, FMHRC Form 1008 (Revised
				6-12-24) (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16677
)
				or Spanish FMHRC Form 1008 (Revised 6-12-24) (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16685
),
				incorporated herein by reference. An applicant who complies with the
				application requirements of law and rule shall be entitled to payment of the
				actual moving expenses as set forth in section
				723.0612(1),
				F.S., to relocate the mobile home within a 50-mile radius of the vacated park.
				Please refer to the Corporation's website for the forms referenced herein and
				for additional information on when to submit an application for assistance from
				the Corporation and for other information regarding the Corporation,
www.fmhrc.org
.
(2) Completed applications received by the
				Corporation will be date stamped. Priority of payment of claims for relocation
				expenses will be based upon the date the completed application is date
				stamped.
(3) The Corporation must
				approve payment within 45 days after receipt of the completed relocation
				application, or payment is deemed approved. Once the mobile home has been moved
				to its new location, the Corporation shall forward to the park owner notice of
				the approval along with an invoice for payment as set forth in section
				723.06116(1),
				F.S.
(4) If funds are available and
				the completed application is approved, the following shall occur:
(a) In the event the mobile home has not yet
				been moved to a new location, the Corporation shall issue a voucher to the
				installer in the amount of the contract price for relocation of the mobile
				home. The amount of the voucher shall be as approved by the board of the
				Corporation and as set forth in Section
				723.0612(1),
				F.S. The installer may redeem the voucher from the Corporation following
				completion of the relocation of the mobile home and upon approval of the
				relocation by the mobile home owner that the work performed was satisfactory.
				Within 30 days of receipt of Installer Voucher for Payment for Mobile Home
				Relocation, FMHRC Form 1003 (Revised 6-12-24) (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16674
)
				or Spanish FMHRC Form 1003 (Revised 6-12-24) (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16682
),
				incorporated herein by reference, and proof of the satisfactory completion of
				the relocation by the installer, the Corporation shall pay the amount set forth
				on the voucher.
(b) In the event
				the applicant has already moved the mobile home to a new location and paid for
				the move, the Corporation shall issue a voucher to the applicant whose
				application was previously approved by the Corporation in accordance with this
				rule. The amount of the voucher shall be as approved by the board of the
				Corporation and as set forth in Section
				723.0612(1),
				F.S. The applicant may redeem the voucher upon submitting proof of the
				relocation of the mobile home in the form of a receipt or invoice marked "paid"
				by the installer. Within 30 days of receipt of Applicant Voucher for Payment
				for Mobile Home Relocation, FMHRC Form 1004 (Revised 6-12-24) (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16675
)
				or Spanish FMHRC Form 1004 (Revised 6-12-24) (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16683
),
				incorporated herein by reference, and proof of the relocation by the installer,
				as set forth herein, the Corporation shall pay the amount set forth on the
				voucher.