PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA RESIDENTS PLEASE TAKE TITLE, RENTAL AGREEMENT AND THIS FORM FILLED OUT TO THE CIRCUIT COURT RECORDING OFFICE BEHIND THE TAX OFFICE IN RUSKIN ON THE SIDE STREET.
In the January/February 2004 issue of FMO News, one of the questions posed to FMO Legal Counsel Justin Joseph in his legalease column addressed homesteading a manufactured home located on leased land to protect it from forced sale. Attorney Joseph explained that Florida Statute 222.05 and Article 10 Section 4 of the Constitution of Florida allows a manufactured home owner to protect his home from forced sale in any legal action. Some people have requested that the FMO provide a generic form so that they can register with their county’s Clerk of the Courts. Thanks to Mr. Joseph for getting this form to us.
DECLARATION OF HOMESTEAD-MOBILE HOME
(FLA. STATUTES 222.02)
I, ____________________________, the owner and Title Holder of that certain Mobile Home or Modular
Home described as follows:
________ (year of home), _________________________________ Mobile Home (model of home)
Title # ________________________________________________
Identification #:_________________________________ shown on the attached Title Certificate as Exhibit “A”.
Declared that the above mobile/modular home is located on lease property (a copy of the lease is attached hereto
as Exhibit “B”) known as ________________________________________ Mobile Home Park, located in
____________________________ County, Florida.
I further declare I permanently reside in the Mobile or Modular home as my/our residence and homestead within
the meaning of Article 10 Section 4 of the Constitution of Florida, thus exempting the same from levy or
forced sale.
Dated this __________ day of ___________, 200 .
Owner________________________________ Owner_____________________________________
_____________________________________ ______________________
STATE OF___________________________
COUNTY OF_________________________
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of ________, 200 by
__________________________________, who is personally known to me or who has/have produced,
__________________________________ (type of identification) as identification and who did (not) take an oath.
_____________________________________
Notary Public
_____________________________________
Notary Print Name