Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes

Instructions for Requesting a Declaratory Statement

Petitions for declaratory statements must be printed or typed on only one side of each page, using the format below. The body of the petition must contain the following information:

• The name and address of the petitioner.
• The specific provision(s) of the statute, rule, or order on which the
  petitioner seeks a declaratory statement.
• A statement of the reasons explaining why the petitioner needs a
  declaratory statement.
• A short, detailed, and to the point statement of all relevant facts in
  numbered paragraphs, and a request for the division’s official opinion of
  how the specified statute rule or order applies to the petitioners in their
  particular set of circumstances. Broad requests for interpretations of laws,
  rules or orders which apply to all condominiums generally and which are
  not restricted in scope to the petitioner’s circumstances will not be
  accepted by the division.
• A statement as to whether the petitioner (or intervenor) requests a
  hearing. The division may, in its discretion, hold a hearing to
  dispose of the petition.
  
  

Petitions for declaratory statements should be sent to:
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes
Northwood Centre
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1031