Pamela R. Rathmell.; Whether pursuant to section 718.112(2)(i), Florida Statutes, the association is permitted to charge a transfer fee for returning seasonal renters when the terms of the lease remain the same every year.

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, State of Florida, has received the petition for declaratory statement from Pamela R. Rathmell. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of paragraph 718.112(2)(i), Florida Statutes, as it applies to the petitioner.

Whether pursuant to paragraph 718.112(2)(i), Florida Statutes, the association is permitted to charge a transfer fee for returning seasonal renters when the terms of the lease remain the same every year.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1030; [phone]; [e-mail].

Please refer all comments to: Chevonne Christian, Chief Attorney, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202.