Mobile Home Parks, RV Parks, & Recreational Camps

Mobile Home / R.V. Parks and Recreational Camps are establishments that each require an operating permit from the Florida Department of Health. Any changes or modifications to the park facilities must be approved by the Department. The objective of this program is to minimize the risk of injury and illness in this residential environment. The objective is accomplished through routine inspections of these parks and camps ensuring the residents' risks for disease from an environmental origin are minimized.

Mobile Home/ R.V. Parks are inspected each year. The inspections focus on the following: 1) proper sewage disposal to minimize the risk of diseases such as hepatitis, salmonella, and shigella; 2), safe drinking water to minimize the risks of diseases such as giardia and cryptosporidium; 3) safe solid waste collection and disposal to minimize rat and roach infestations, as well as reservoirs for mosquitoes and associated diseases such as West Nile Virus, Dengue, St. Louis and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, eliminate vectors that transmit rabies and diseases associated with ticks. Also of concern, is a safe and disease-free swimming pool, where applicable.

Recreational Vehicle Parks must post their site rates and have the current rate schedule filed with the local health department. For information on Health Issues, Business Issues, Application Forms, & other information please visit the Florida Department of Health – Mobile Home Park Web page.

Inspection Reports and Data

The Florida Department of Health maintains Inspection Reports and Data.

Apply for a New Permit

To apply for a new permit, download and complete an Application for Mobile Home Park, Mobile Home Park Housing Migrant Farmworkers, Lodging Park, Recreational Vehicle Park and Recreational Camp and submit it, along with a plan of your park, information on the water system, the sewage disposal system, any swimming pools and the required permit fee to:

DOH-St.Johns—Environmental Health

The plans for a new park or camp must be drawn to scale and include the area and dimensions of the tract of land; the space number or other designation of the space; the location and size of all proposed mobile home, recreational vehicle, or tent spaces; the location of roadways; and the location of any added service buildings. The permit fee is based on the number of spaces your park has.

Information on Permit & Service Fee’s is available by calling this Service Center.

Download Files

The Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code rules, and the Application Form can be downloaded by clicking on the title of the document.  Most documents are in pdf format.  

• Mobile Home/RV Park Listing
  
• MH-RV Park Permit Application
• Mobile Home Park Statute, Section 513, Florida Statutes
  
• Mobile Home Park rule Chapter 64E-15, Florida Administrative Code
  

Forms are also available for pick-up at our Service Center.

Recreational Camps

The Department has a guide for parents to help them select a summer camp for their child titled: Sending Kids to Camp in Safety - What Every Parent Needs to Know (791kb PDF) . 

Helpful Resources

The Florida Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds

Mobile Home/RV Park Resident Emergency Preparedness Toolkit

Mobile Home/RV Park Owner/Operator Emergency Preparedness Toolkit

File a Landlord-Tenant Complaint:

Department of Business & Professional Regulations (DBPR) - You may file a complaint online using the link provided or contact the complaint hotline at (850) 488-1122

For questions regarding lot rental agreements and prospectus, or landlord and tenant issues under Chapter 723, Florida Statutes, please refer to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

and/or

Division of Agriculture & Consumer Services (DACS) - 1-800-352-9832

DACS Complaints - DACS Tenant Complaint Website

Statutes & Administrative Codes

Mobile homes, lodging and recreational vehicle parks, and recreational camps are licensed annually by the Department of Health in accordance with:

• Chapter 64E-15, Florida Administrative Code (PDF, <1MB)
  
  
• Mobile Home Park Statute, Section 513, Florida Statutes
  

Hard copies are also available for review at this Service Center.

Note: This page contains materials in the Portable Document Format (PDF). The free Adobe Reader may be required to view these files.