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Florida · reviewed September 2026

Seasonal RV site agreements in Florida

What Florida law says about seasonal and annual RV guests, sub-metered electricity, sales tax and online signatures — and the clauses your agreement should carry because of it. Written for park owners, not lawyers.

Guest or tenant?Florida draws a clear line at six months.
Metered electricFlorida allows RV parks to submeter electricity, but only as a pass-through at cost: tenants must be charged the same per-unit rate the park pays the utility (energy, fuel and tariff charges plus utility fees/taxes), with no markup and no billing or administrative charges rolled into the electric rate.
Sales / lodging taxRV and campsite rentals of six months or less are 'transient rentals' subject to Florida's 6% state sales tax plus discretionary surtax and any county tourist development tax; rentals under a bona fide written lease longer than six months, or continuous…
Signing onlineUniform Electronic Transactions Act (adopted) (Fla. Stat. § 668.50)

Short version. Details, citations and sources are below.

Is a seasonal guest a tenant in Florida?

Florida draws a clear line at six months. A 'transient guest' registers for 6 months or less and can be ejected by the park with a written notice under § 513.13 (staying on is a misdemeanor). Once a guest has continuously occupied an RV for more than 6 months with the park's knowledge, there is a rebuttable presumption the guest is nontransient, and the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (ch. 83) governs removal.

What that means for notices and removal

Transient (6 months or less): written notice using the statutory language in § 513.13; law enforcement may assist removal. Nontransient (over 6 months): ch. 83 eviction — 3-day notice for nonpayment or 7-day notice for breach (§ 83.56), 30-day notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (§ 83.57), then county-court eviction.

Cite: Fla. Stat. § 513.01(12) (transient guest definition); § 513.13 (ejection of transient guests); Fla. Stat. ch. 83, Part II

Sub-metering electricity to RV sites in Florida

Florida allows RV parks to submeter electricity, but only as a pass-through at cost: tenants must be charged the same per-unit rate the park pays the utility (energy, fuel and tariff charges plus utility fees/taxes), with no markup and no billing or administrative charges rolled into the electric rate. Each utility must file a uniform, nondiscriminatory submetering policy with the PSC.

Cite: Fla. Admin. Code R. 25-6.049; Florida RV Park & Campground Association 'Electricity Sub-Metering Specifics'

Sales and lodging tax on seasonal sites in Florida

RV and campsite rentals of six months or less are 'transient rentals' subject to Florida's 6% state sales tax plus discretionary surtax and any county tourist development tax; rentals under a bona fide written lease longer than six months, or continuous residence beyond six months, are exempt from the transient rental tax.

Cite: Fla. Stat. § 212.03; Fla. Admin. Code R. 12A-1.061; Fla. DOR GT-800034

Signing agreements online in Florida

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (adopted). Electronic signatures are valid for seasonal site agreements when the guest agrees to sign electronically, intends to sign, and the record is kept in a form that can be reproduced and shown not to have changed. Seasonal Sites records the signer’s typed name, email, time, IP address and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact text signed, and stores the signed PDF.

Cite: Fla. Stat. § 668.50

Clauses to include in a Florida seasonal agreement

These are added on top of the eleven sections in the free template. Adjust the bracketed parts and have a local attorney read the result.

Recreational use, not a residence"The Site is licensed for recreational use only. The Guest maintains a permanent residence elsewhere at the address above, and the Site is not the Guest’s primary residence. Nothing in this agreement creates a residential tenancy." In this state the line between a recreational guest and a residential tenant is what decides which removal process applies, so say it plainly and keep the guest’s home address on file.
Notice periodMatch the notice periods in your termination section to the ones the state uses (3-day notice appears in the rules summarized above) rather than inventing shorter ones; a shorter contractual notice is not enforceable where the statute sets a floor.
Metered electricity"Electricity is individually metered and billed at the Park’s actual cost per kWh from its utility, with no markup, read on or about the [day] of each month; readings are available to the Guest on request." Keep the utility bills and meter readings for at least three years.
Term length and taxState the exact term dates; a written agreement with a fixed term is usually the evidence a long-stay tax exemption depends on.
Electronic signature consent"The Guest consents to sign this agreement electronically and to receive invoices, receipts and notices by email at the address above." Keep the signer name, email, date/time, IP address and a fingerprint of the signed text.

Your state association is a good second opinion on all of this: Florida RV Park & Campground Association (Florida ARVC / Camp Florida).

Get the free seasonal site agreement template

Eleven plain-English sections, Word and PDF, with bracketed fields to fill in. Then paste the Florida clauses above into it.

Or skip the paperwork entirely

Seasonal Sites takes this same agreement, fills in each guest’s name, site, rate and dates, emails them a link to sign on their phone, puts the installments on autopay, bills metered electric from your readings, and keeps the signed PDF with the audit record. Renewals for the whole park go out in one click. It works beside whatever reservation system you already use.

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Sources

This page summarizes public sources as of September 2026 for park owners and is not legal or tax advice. Statutes, tariffs and tax rules change; confirm anything you rely on with the agency or an attorney licensed in Florida. Found an error? Email hello@seasonalsites.com.