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FMHA News                                                                                                                      September 1, 2019

                      2019 Convention Wrap-Up
                      This one is for the record books!                                                       CONTENTS

                      Greeting Members,          The next morning kicked off with the        General Counsel’s Comments......... 2
                       Over 270 FMHA             Rise N’ Shine Breakfast sponsored by
                                                                                             The Joy Continues with the Annual
                       members met last          Cavco, Chariot Eagle, Destiny, Fleetwood
                                                 and Palm Harbor providing the energy        Awards Luncheon............................ 3
                       week at one of our
                       largest attended          boost needed for the next couple of         FMHA Calendar of Events................ 4
                       Conventions in history!   hours with FMHA’s Convention Keynote
                                                 Speaker, Amanda Gore. Many of our           Thank You 2019 FMHA Convention
 This year’s Convention was held at one
 of our favorite hotels, the Rosen Plaza on      members aren’t sure what hit them,          Sponsors............................................ 4
 International Drive in Orlando. The Rosen       but Amanda’s presentation certainly
                                                 made an impact. Rumor has it many           Division Meetings and Elections Held
 Plaza’s perfect location offers so much to
                                                 of you were involved with shoulder          at 2019 Annual Convention............ 5
 attendees with Pointe Orlando directly
 across the street and theme parks and           massages, Joy buddies and dancing to
                                                                                             Florida Mobile Home Relocation
 great shopping not far away.                    Justin Timberlake. We’ll be including
                                                 in our newsletters, monthly reminders       Corporation: Notice of Public
 First up was a two-part workshop beginning      from Amanda on bringing joy to your         Meeting............................................. 6
 with FMHA’s marketing and communication         workplace.
 firm’s Tom Derzypolski of BowStern sharing                                                  Member News.................................. 8
 his expertise on what to do with all the        Amanda was the perfect segue into
                                                 another uplifting, joyful event – the       Complaint Report............................. 8
 leads being generated by FMHA’s marketing
 campaigns. Following Tom’s presentation         Annual Awards Luncheon. Many thanks         Consumer Price Index..................... 8
 was Jody Gabel with Lutz, Bobo & Telfair,       to Blair Group Communities for hosting
                                                 the luncheon for the second year in a       New Members................................ 10
 P.A., moderating a workshop on rules
 enforcement and evictions. Attorney             row. Always my favorite event, it’s a
                                                                                             REMINDER: Renew Your Dealer
 panelist included: Matt Bobo from Lutz,         wonderful way to recognize so many
                                                 of our incredible members. See the          License Before 9/30/19.................. 11
 Bobo & Telfair, P.A., Brian Chase, managing
 partner from Atlas Law and Jon Hinden           Convention Award Winners article in         Production and Shipments........... 12
 from Hinden, Mclean & Arbeiter, P.A. Both       this newsletter.
 workshops were well attended and based          Thursday ended with two more
 on post-survey comments, the workshops          insightful and popular workshops. The
 offered information helpful to attendees.       presenters of our Fannie Mae & Freddie
 Division meetings and elections were            Mac Workshop brought us up to date on
 held after the workshop. You can find a         their latest manufactured home financing
 list of FMHA’s new Board of Directors and       programs and our Ask the Lawyers series,
 Governing Councils in this newsletter.          as always, was a crowd favorite.

 Then it was time for the Welcome Reception      If you missed this year’s impressive
 sponsored by Lutz, Bobo & Telfair, P.A.         convention, make sure to mark your
 -- what a wonderful reception it was!           calendars now for next year’s event
 Twenty-eight exhibitors, a beautiful spread     scheduled Sept. 16-17 in beautiful
 of delicious hors d’oeuvres and everyone’s      Sarasota. It’s sure to be a winner!
 favorite…. the open bar, made for a great
 time hosted by FMHA’s General Counsel
 David Eastman and the attorneys with Lutz,
 Bobo & Telfair.                                 Mark Kelly, FMHA President
                                                 Palm Harbor Homes
                                                 VP Sales & Marketing, Florida Division
                                                                                            Keynote Speaker Amanda Gore
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General Counsel’s Comments
Items for this column are intended for a wide audience and not intended to provide, nor are they to be relied upon as
legal advice. Members should consult their own attorneys before taking any action in response to items in this column.
Questions about this column can be directed to David Eastman at Lutz, Bobo, Telfair, Eastman, Gabel and Lee at toll free
                                                                                                                            FMHA Executive
1-877-521-0890.                                                                                                               Commitee
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR FINANCIAL DISABILITY? WHAT?                                                                              Mark Kelly
                                                                                                                           President (Manufacturer Division)
A recent Florida case decision by the Federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta                                                Nicole Weis
has muddied the water on whether there is a “reasonable accommodation” on income                                                 Vice President (Filled
guidelines for residency. The issue was whether a disabled individual could be granted a                                        Communities Division)
reasonable accommodation of counting his food stamp payments and a stipend from his
father to achieve the income requirements to purchase a Habitat for Humanity home.                                                  Dwight Selby
                                                                                                                             Treasurer (Retailer Division)
Schaw v. Habitat for Humanity of Citrus County, Inc. involved an appeal from a Florida Middle                                     Matthew Steiner
District Court decision granting a motion for summary judgment which determined that                                        Secretary (Filled Communities
a reasonable accommodation did not have to be made to accommodate the effect of a                                                      Division)
disability, that is the economic impact on the individual. Mr. Schaw is a quadriplegic who
applied to purchase a Habitat for Humanity home. Habitat has income guidelines which                                                Cyndi King
Mr. Schaw did not meet with his social security income payments. However, he did meet                                         Immediate Past President
those guidelines if his food stamps or the payments he received from his father were                                            (Developer Division)
counted. He requested a reasonable accommodation for his disability, allowing the food                                              Steve Adler
stamps or his father’s assistance, to count toward his income.                                                                  Membership Chairman

Habitat moved for summary judgment, arguing that the request for a reasonable                                                         Ken Cashin
accommodation did not go to alleviating Mr. Schaw’s disability but rather addressed his                                          Legislative Chairman
financial condition. Habitat argued that it was his inability to work resulted in his income                                        Andrea Ciuba
being lower than allowed by the Habitat guidelines for home purchase.                                                         (Supply & Service Division)

The trial court, the Federal Middle District Court in Tampa, agreed with Habitat and ruled                                            Alice Funk
that Mr. Schaw was not requesting a reasonable accommodation based upon his handicap,                                       (Finance & Insurance Division)
but rather based upon his income.                                                                                                    Matt Gentile
                                                                                                                            (Finance & Insurance Division)
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and said that upon making a reasonable
accommodation request, the burden goes to the owner of the real estate to determine                                                   Jim Hoekstra
whether it can accommodate that request. The court said that the consideration of food                                       (Filled Communities Division)
stamp payments and the father’s stipend was reasonable because the income and inability                                            John Overmier
to work was an effect of his disability. The court engaged in a very detailed analysis, much                                  (Supply & Service Division)
of which is unimportant for the property manager, but did rule that a community owner or
                                                                                                                                     Gena Paugh
manager needs to evaluate the impact of granting the accommodation. If it is a reasonable
                                                                                                                                 (Developer Division)
accommodation that does not cause an “undue burden” on the property owner, the
accommodation should be granted.                                                                                                    Terry Starkey
                                                                                                                                  (Retailer Division)
The 11th Circuit compared this case to a case involving a request for a reasonable
                                                                                                                                  Dennis Schrader
accommodation to allow rental under the section 8 housing program. The court in
                                                                                                                               (Manufacturer Division)
that case held that there was an “undue burden” in complying with the request, due
to the audits, report filing, compliance with guidelines for housing and other related                                             Janette Weis
programmatic requirements that would affect property management unnecessarily. In                                              (Manufacturer Division)
that case, the court found an “undue burden”.                                                                                        Mike Wnek
                                                                                                                            Marketing and Public Relations
This case was decided as a summary judgment case. In a summary judgment, the court
                                                                                                                                      Chairman
rules if there are no disputed issues of material fact and then whether the trial court
correctly interpreted the law. In this case the appellate court said the trial court did not.                                        Eric Zimmerman
At first blush it appears that the trial court now would find it a reasonable accommodation                                  (Filled Communities Division)

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The Joy Continues with the Annual Awards Luncheon
Keynote speaker Amanda Gore was the perfect segue into yet                 made sure the audience knew her scholarly accomplishments
another uplifting, joyful event - the Annual Awards Luncheon.              with degrees from University of Florida, Stetson University and
Many thanks to Blair Group Communities for hosting the luncheon            Vanderbilt including an MBA and law degree. An impressive award
for the second year in a row.                                              for an impressive, well deserving FMHA member.

 The Member of the Year Award went to Ronnie Bledsoe and                    Next was the award of all awards, the Williams-Olsen Award.
Parker Mynchenberg with Plantation Oaks of Ormond Beach.                   The FMHA member selected for this award has devoted an
What a great success story it is! It took 17 years to bring this           exceptional amount of time and energy to FMHA and our industry.
beautiful development to fruition. When Plantation Oaks is built           President Kelly summed up the recipient perfectly, “If we paid this
out, the community will have 1,577 homes on 1,033 acres in                 member for all the blood, sweat and tears she has poured into
Volusia County. The state of the art clubhouse is 10,300 square            this association, we’d be broke,” and “...when you want something
feet. President Mark Kelly expressed his thanks to Bledsoe and             done, just call her, and get out of her way.” Award winner, Alice
Mynchenberg for having the vision to build such a beautiful                Funk, was also surprised once she realized President Kelly was
development and showing officials in Volusia County how                    talking about her and her dedication to the Finance & Insurance
important manufactured homes are to Florida’s housing market.              Division and Fun’N’Sun Event. Previously, Alice was also an FMHA
                                                                           staff member and Bill Turney’s side kick, helping with home shows
 The following award was the Bill Turney President’s Award and             and several FMHA marketing campaigns. Her years of serving on
the winner had no idea what hit her. As President Kelly grew               FMHA’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee along with
deeper into his speech, winner Nicole Weis realized he was                 the Finance & Insurance Division made her uniquely qualified to
singing her praises. He shared that Nicole is a third generation           win this year’s top honor.
manufactured home community owner and currently serves on
the Board of Directors and Executive Committee as FMHA’s Vice                             Congrats to all the winners!
President. He added Weis recently committed to a three-year                             We appreciate your service and
term on Florida’s Mobile Home Relocation Corporation Board and                       dedication to our remarkable industry.

                                                                                2019 FMHA ANNUAL
                                                                               CONVENTION GALLERY
                                                                                          FMHAMEMBER.ORG

Award Winners - Back Row: Parker Mynchenberg, FMHA President Mark Kelly,
Nicole Weis, Ronnie Bledsoe Front Row: Alice Funk

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 FMHA Calendar of Events
                                                                 2019 FMHA Convention
  OCTOBER                                                     Sponsors -- We Couldn’t Have
  10     NEW DATE! Charlotte/Lee Chapter Meeting Hosted
                                                                  Done  ItTHANKS
                                                                           Without
                                                                                 TO You!
                                                                     ALL OUR SPONSORS!
         by Jennifer Mantoni, Attorney, Mantoni Legal, P.A.
         Angela’s 258 Marion Ave., Punta Gorda
                                                                           WELCOME RECEPTION
                                                                         LUTZ, BOBO & TELFAIR, P.A.
  23     Lake, Sumter & Marion Chapter Meeting                           KEYNOTE/GENERAL SESSION
         Meeting Location Needed – Contact Beth if you’d                   RHP PROPERTIES, INC.
         like to host the meeting at beth@fmha.org                    CONVENTION EDUCATION SPONSOR
                                                                            ELECTRICAL WORKS
  24     Columbia, Suwannee, Alachua and Surrounding                    ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON
         Area Chapter Meeting | Meeting Location TBAN                   BLAIR GROUP COMMUNITIES

                                                                   RISE & SHINE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
                                                              CAVCO, FLEETWOOD, CHARIOT-EAGLE, PALM HARBOR,
                                                                              DESTINY HOMES
  NOVEMBER
                                                                           NAME BADGE SPONSOR
  13-14 MHI NCC Leadership Forum                                           SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
        Westin Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
                                                                         AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
                                                                  LORI KILLINGER, EXECUTIVE SHAREHOLDER
                                                                       LEWIS, LONGMAN & WALKER, P.A.
  28-29 FMHA Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
                                                                           REGISTRATION FOLDER
                                                                           STEINER COMMUNITIES

                                                                      CONVENTION PROGRAM SPONSOR
                                                                            STYLE CREST, INC.

                                                                             JOY SPONSORS
                                                                          HOMETOWN AMERICA,
                                                                   BOWSTERN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

                                                                           GRATITUDE SPONSORS
                                                                       CREDIT HUMAN, JACOBSEN HOME,
                                                                           MHVILLAGE/DATACOMP

                                                                            LAUGHTER SPONSORS
                                                                       HINDEN, MCLEAN & ARBEITER, P.A.,
                                                               TRI STATE DISTRIBUTORS, OLIVER TECHNOLOGIES,
                                                                           COMMERCIAL LAUNDRIES

                                                                              HOPE SPONSORS
                                                              PARK LANE FINANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC., ZEMAN HOMES,
                                                                         COUNTRY PLACE MORTGAGE

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Division Meetings and Elections Held at 2019 Annual Convention
Following are the result of Division elections:

Name                          Position                         Term Expiration   Company
Developer Division
Steve Adler                   Board/Exec/Membership Chair           2020         Murex Properties
Dennis Ahearn                 Board of Directors                    2020         Hyde Park
Frank Alogna                  Board of Directors                    2021         Sweetwater Oaks
Stephen Braun                 Board of Directors                    2022         Hometown America
Shawn Harpin                  Board of Directors                    2022         Yes! Communities
Cyndi King                    Board*/Exec/Division President        2020         Blair Group Communities
Gena Paugh                    Board/Exec                            2020         Hometown America
Dwight Selby                  Governing Council                     2020         Shady Oaks
Keith Stevens                 Board of Directors                    2022         Strawberry Ridge
Bob Young                     Board of Directors*		                              Blair Group Communities

Filled Communities Division
Chuck Crook                   Board of Directors                    2020         Green Courte Partners
Jim Hoekstra                  Board/Exec                            2022         Sun Communities
Ron Freeman                   Governing Council                     2020         Arcadia Village
Tim Newby                     Governing Council                     2020         Newby Management
Todd Newby                    Governing Council                     2020         Newby Management
Leslie Register               Board of Directors                    2021         Equity Lifestyle Prop.
Rick Sellers                  Governing Council                     2020         Bear Creek
Matt Steiner                  Board/Exec/FMHA Secretary             2022         Steiner Communities
Nelson Steiner                Board of Directors*		                              Steiner Communities
Richard Webb                  Governing Council                     2020         Governing Council
Nicole Weis                   Board/Exec/FMHA Vice President        2020         Westgate Park Corp.
Wesley Wilbanks               Governing Council                     2020         Park East Mobile Home Club
Eric Zimmerman                Board/Exec/Division President         2021         Murex Properties

Finance & Insurance Division
Alice Funk                    Board/Exec/Division President         2020
Joe Freismuth                 Board of Directors                    2020         CountryPlace Mortgage
Matt Gentile                  Board/Exec                            2020         Monroe & Giordano
Stephen Weis II               Board                                 2020         The Weis Group
Margaret York                 Board                                 2020         Triad Financial Services

Manufacturers Division
Michael Cecil                 Governing Council                     2020         Champion Home Builders
Terry Decio                   Board of Directors                    2020         Skyline Champion
Beecher Jacobsen              Governing Council                     2020         Jacobsen Homes
Mark Kelly                    Board/Exec/FMHA President             2020         Palm Harbor Homes
Kevin Law                     Board of Directors                    2020         Palm Harbor Homes
Marty Martin                  Board of Directors                    2020         Champion Home Builders
Ray Paulk                     Board of Directors                    2020         Fleetwood Homes, Inc.
Dennis Schrader               Board*/Exec/Division President        2020         Jacobsen Homes
Byron Stroud                  Board of Directors                    2020         Skyline Champion

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Results ... continued »

Tom Trexler                Governing Council                             2020           Nobility Homes
Janette Weis               Board/Exec/Division Vice President            2020           Jacobsen Homes
Mike Wnek                  Board/Exec/Marketing & PR Chair               2020           Jacobsen Homes

Retailer Division
Kelly Lake                 Governing Council                             2020           Lake’s Housing Center
Robert Lake                Board of Directors                            2022           Lake’s Housing Center
Matthew Rearden            Board of Directors                            2021           Four Star Homes
Dwight Selby               Board/Exec/FMHA Treasurer                     2022           Global Homes
Terry Starkey              Board/Exec                                    2020           Clayton Homes Retail
Tom Trexler                Board of Directors                            2021           Prestige Homes

Supply & Service Firm Division
Ken Cashin                 Board*/Exec/PAC Chair                   Windstorm Holdings
Andrea Ciuba               Board/Exec                                    2022           Affordable Rentals
Diana McNair               Board of Directors                            2021           Tri State Distributors
John Overmier              Board/Exec                                    2020           Tie Down Engineering
David Randall              Board of Directors                            2022           Style Crest, Inc.
Rob Smith                  Board of Directors                            2022           Fortune Real Estate
Ryan Vatalaro              Board of Directors                            2021           Atlas Law

*FMHA Past President serving on the Board of Directors

Florida Mobile Home
Relocation Corporation:
Notice of Public Meeting
The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at
9:00 am via telephone only. To attend the meeting by telephone,
please call 1-888-909-7654 and enter passcode 128126 when
prompted.

Additional information and a copy of the agenda may be obtained
by contacting Vicky Krentz, Executive Director, FMHRC, P.O. Box
7848, Clearwater, FL 33758, (888) 862-7010. Ms. Krentz may be
reached by email at vicky@fmhrc.org.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate
in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours
before the meeting by contacting Vicky Krentz at (888) 862-7010.

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Member News
Franklin Structures LLC would like to invite all FMHA members to their 2019 Fall Home Show on September 23-26, 2019 from 9:30 am
to 2:30 pm. Three homes will be on display featuring the NEW Triple Wide Farmhouse, The Azalea.

For more information and the complete show schedule, call Franklin Structures at (256) 332-4510. Franklin Structures address is 10655
Hwy 43, Russellville, AL 35653 and their website is www.franklinhomesusa.com.

                                                                    Complaint Report
                                                                    COMPLAINTS RECEIVED		                         July
                                                                    Florida Manufacturer		                          3
                                                                    Out of State		                                  6
                                                                    Warranty Complaints
                                                                     Florida Manufacturer		                         1
                                                                     Out of State Manufacturer		                    6
                                                                    Re-investigation
                                                                      Florida Manufacturer		                        0
                                                                      Out of State Manufacturer		                   0
                                                                    Packets Mailed Out		                           17
                                                                    COMPLAINTS CLOSED
                                                                    Florida Manufacturer		                          2
          IT'S GRATITUDE MONTH!
                                                                    Out of State Manufacturer		                     4

   'Put your gratitude glasses                                      Florida Dealer		                                5

    on and find something in                                        Out of State Dealer
                                                                    Average Days Open
                                                                                                                    1
                                                                                                                  162
   everything and every one
    for which to be grateful!'                                      Source: Division of Motorist Services, Bureau of MH/RV Construction
                                                                    Monthly Consumer Complaint Report.
                                                                    **Dealer location severely damaged due to Hurricane Michael – could
                                                                    not respond to complaints/repairs.

                       www.amandagore.com

   Consumer Price Index
   The U.S. Department of Labor announced the all items
   index increased 1.8 percent in the Consumer Price
   Index for July 2018-2019. For the month of August 2018-
   2019, the Consumer Price Index increased 1.7 percent.

   For the latest CPI figures, go to: www.bls.gov/cpi.

   To have the latest CPI figures emailed to you each
   month, go to www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm, enter your
   name and email address, then check the box for the
   information you are interested in receiving.

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                                                     New Members
                      August New Member                                                          MHRE, Inc.
                 Bach Land Development, LLC                                                   Christine Ticconi
                           Laurie Kindle                                                12900 Hall Road, Suite 190
                       3418 W. Arch Street                                              Sterling Heights, MI 48313
                         Tampa, FL 33629                                                  Phone: (586) 884-0671
                      Phone: (813) 503-2096                                                 Fax: (586) 884-8421
             Email: lauriek@bach-development.com                                       Email: christine@mhreinc.com
                                                                                        Website: www.mhreinc.com
                R & M Service Solutions, LLC
                        Mark McDowell                                                      Bahrs Construction
                 7256 Westport Place, Suite A                                                 Christine Ticconi
                  West Palm Beach, FL 33413                                             12900 Hall Road Suite 190
                     Phone: (877) 847-6747                                              Sterling Heights, MI 48313
                      Cell: (727) 403-7614                                                Phone: (586) 884-0671
             Email: mark@rmservicesolutions.com                                             Fax: (586) 884-8421
             Website: www.rmservicesolutions.com                                       Email: christine@mhreinc.com
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                    Florida MH Sales, LLC
                        Pamela Pumilia                                                        BREIT Riverest
                     708 48th B Avenue E                                                       Tom Stapley
                     Bradenton, FL 34203                                                     49 Crescent Drive
                    Phone: (800) 604-0715                                                    Tavares, FL 32778
                 Email: psquared54@me.com                                                  Phone: (352) 343-7780
               Website: www.floridamhsales.com                                                     Email:
                                                                                   riverest@treehousecommunities.com
                 Anchorage Mobile Home Park                                      Website: www.treehousecommunities.com
                          Terry Garner
                       321 Yacht Club Drive                                              Sebring Vista MHC, LLC
                   Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32648                                                   Chris Pellicone
                      Phone: (850) 244-2455                                               901 N. Ridgewood Drive
                  Email: c22_515@yahoo.com                                                     Sebring, FL 33870
                                                                                           Phone: (863) 451-3156
                    Persons Services Corp.                                             Email: luna.electric@yahoo.com
                          Paul Stevens
                      4474 Halls Mill Road
                        Mobile, AL 36693
                     Phone: (251) 660-0132
                       Fax: (251) 660-2084
             Email: pstevens@personsservices.com
              Website: www.personsservices.com

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to count either the food stamps or the stipend from the father to approve Mr. Schaw purchasing the home.

Now the matter will likely go to trial on whether the denial was unreasonable, an expensive and time-consuming effort that will likely be
avoided by a settlement.

Where does this decision leave community owners and managers? When a reasonable accommodation is requested, it is important to
determine how difficult it will be to grant the accommodation. If the accommodation does not inflict an undue burden on the property
owner, the reasonable accommodation should be granted. Each request, however, must be evaluated on the specific facts and
circumstances related to the person making the request.

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REMINDER: Renew Your Dealer License Before Sept. 30, 2019
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has sent out reminders for you to renew your dealer license prior to their
license expiration on September 30, 2019.

On July 16, 2019, the Department emailed renewal notices and applications to 1173 licensed mobile home dealers and mobile home
brokers and 341 licensed New and Used Recreational Vehicle Dealers. A renewal package was mailed to dealers without an email
address on file. A completed renewal application form (HSMV 86720, “Renewal Application Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, or Recreational
Vehicle Dealers”), fee and required documents must be submitted to the local Regional Office responsible for your dealership.

To ensure proper processing of renewal applications, dealers are advised to submit their completed renewal application, required
documents and fee to the regional office. They are further advised not to submit their application to Tallahassee. All checks must be
made payable to DHSMV.

For assistance in locating one of the Regional Offices, please visit https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/dealerservices/ms_regional_offices.pdf.
Local Regional Offices will be available to assist dealers from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    The following documents are required with the renewal              Supplemental Location
    application:
                                                                         • A completed license renewal application form HSMV
    Primary Location:                                                      86720. This form is available on the Department’s
                                                                           website at: https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/86720.pdf
      • Completed license renewal application form HSMV
        86720. This form is available on the Department’s                • $50 annual renewal fee. Make check payable to DHSMV.
        website at: https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/86720.pdf           • $100 biennial license renewal fee if you are opting for
                                                                           a biennial (two years) renewal. Checks must be made
      • $75 annual license renewal fee for the primary location.
                                                                           payable to DHSMV.
        If the completed application, all required documents,
        and fee are not received for the primary location by             • A copy of the surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit,
        December 31st, a $100 delinquent fee is due for a total            or continuation certificate in the amount of $25,000
        renewal fee of $175. Checks must be made payable to                that was submitted with the primary location renewal
        DHSMV.                                                             application.
      • $150 biennial license renewal fee if you are opting for          • A copy of the certificate of garage liability insurance
        a biennial (two years) renewal. Checks must be made                that was submitted with the primary location renewal
        payable to DHSMV.                                                  application. This certification must include at a minimum,
                                                                           $25,000 combined single limit liability coverage including
      • An original surety bond, original irrevocable letter of
                                                                           bodily injury and property damage protection and 10,000
        credit, or original continuation certificate in the amount
                                                                           personal injury protection. Copy of the Certificate of
        of $25,000 for franchise motor vehicle dealers. The
                                                                           garage liability insurance is required and must be signed
        Dealership’s Principal must sign the surety bond and
                                                                           by the garage liability insurance agent
        Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
      • Copy of proof of Garage Liability insurance which              The Department has moved to electronic communication
        must include at a minimum, $25,000 combined single             of important notices, renewals and legislative changes to
        limited liability coverage including bodily injury and         licensed dealers statewide. Therefore, it is important for
        property damage protection and $10,000 personal injury         dealers to update their renewal application with a current
        protection. Certificate of garage liability insurance signed   business email address for their dealership. Dealers are
        by the garage liability insurance agent is required.           advised to avoid using email addresses of their staff on the
                                                                       application as notices may not reach their dealership if the
      • Copy of certification from the Division of Corporations
                                                                       staff member no longer works at the dealership. Dealers are
        showing current registration of the business and
                                                                       advised to immediately notify the Regional Office responsible
        fictitious name(s) (on-line access at www.sunbiz.org).
                                                                       for their dealership of any changes in their business email
                                                                       address.

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FMHA News                                                        September 1, 2019

Production and Shipments
                       2016     2017     2018     2019     % Change: 2018-19

                        76       94       149      196          31.54%
                        260      267      384      420           9.37%
                        336      361      533      616          15.57%
                        603      636      923      1,050        13.75%

                        769      960     1,121    1,346         20.07%
                       2,283    2,444    2,960    3,237          9.35%
                       3,052    3,404    4,081    4,583         12.30%
                       5,389    5,914    7,130    7,945         11.43%

Florida Production
Single-section homes    31       37       41       32           -21.95%
Multi-section homes     162      156      197      197           0.00%
Total for the month     193      193      238      229           -3.78%
Floor Production        358      353      438      435           -0.68%

Year-To-Date
Single-section homes    384      394      365      382           4.65%
Multi-section homes    1,606    1,509    1,574    1,637          4.00%
Total for the year     1,990    1,903    1,939    2,019          4.12%
Floor Production       3,631    3,448    3,558    3,693         11.24%

U.S. Production
Single-section homes   2,398    2,640    2,979    3,224          8.22%
Multi-section homes    2,937    3,163    3,802    3,911          2.86%
Total for the month    5,335    5,803    6,781    7,135          5.22%
Floor Production       8,332    9,029    10,645   11,120         4.46%

Year-To-Date
Single-section homes   20,707   25,269   27,545   24,488        -11.09%
Multi-section homes    24,497   27,136   30,133   29,329         -2.66%
Total for the year     45,204   47,005   57,678   54,314         -5.83%
Floor Production       70,139   80,010   88,374   83,624         -5.37%

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