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r _ � JUL 16 1991 BOOK 83 but in the case of Heritage Village less than -half the people belong to the FMO because they don't feel it is worth ten dollars a year. John Grayson, 331 Heritage Village, asked Mr. Pinto if the cost was appraised on square footage, as stated in the newspaper articles. He further stated that each home owner only uses a 40' by 80' piece of land, and they are being charged for the entire park. Mr. Pinto explained that it is a standard impact fee according to a rate structure and has no bearing on the size of the land it is sitting on, and Chairman Bird added the impact fee is the same throughout the system. Mr. Grayson addressed Attorney Vitunac and stated his interpretation of "mandate" is something that cannot be objected to; whereas a contract can be argued, a mandate is absolute. Attorney Vitunac advised that mandate means that it is required. Our mandate is by a contract entered into in 1974. As to the question of whether that is the same type of mandate as the new state law, that is a question for the Court. Mr. Grayson objected to Mr. Vitunac's use of the word "mandate" because in section 723 it states a governmental mandate will be paid by the tenants and asked for a change of wording on that. Attorney Vitunac said he would try not to use that word again. Kenneth Roberts, 1455 90th Avenue, resident of Lakewood Village and vice president of FMO for District Number 4, addressed the question of influence in Tallahassee. He said that while tenants were greater in number, they one representative resentative with P limited funds. The developers and owners use funds from rentals to support several representatives both in Tallahassee and Largo and are in constant touch regarding everything that comes up on 723, and if they need more money they simply raise the lot rental. Their arbitrary increase in rentals is blatant violation of 723 and if the contractual requirement is not a government mandate, then passing the charges es on to the tenants is also a violation of 723 and should not require a lawsuit. If a person is caught speeding, he is given a citation and ordered to cease and desist, and Mr. Roberts felt the same should apply to mobile home park owners who violate the law; they should be ordered to cease and desist. Furthermore, if you park in a parking lot, you are not charged for blacktopping the whole lot; similarly, in a mobile home park, the tenants should not have to pay the full price for a facility they will use only for a short time and which will last 18 - M M