Florida Rules for Truck Camping
In some states, Texas for one, I can take th cmper off the truck and camp, while having the vehicle available to tour, visit, shop, etc. Anyone know the rules for Florida?? Thanks Canuckian
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Many states do NOT allow a "TC" (deemed to be wholly livable inside having sleeping and cooking facilities) "their words"! to be removed from the truck because it can't be moved quickly in an emergency or if left abandoned nor is it a licensed RV etc in Michigan. It has a title of ownership only. A tent can be easily moved or totally removed if required and so can a wheeled RV/vehicle. Obviously, the only reason someone would take a TC off is so they can use their carrying vehicle to leave the CG without it!
I live in Michigan and it was the written law here in any CG (private or public) since the 1960's but I haven't checked it out in the last maybe 10 years to see if it still is the law. Regardles, I can't remember seeing any off the truck in out state in a CG but I may not have noticed. There's some that probably will do it anyway, legal or not!
You can take it off on your own property anytime but some areas have a code rule that says it must be stored behind the front facia of the home and not in front of it. The other main rule against a TC on your property is if a governing HOA prevents or limits an RV or TC or boat, etc.
We are grandfathered in and have a signed letter from the zoning board stating so. It states that we can store our wheeled RV or a TC on a currently licensed vehicle on either of our designated driveways but it cannot block the ability of a driver passing to have full view of the roadway for safety. What that means it must be parked close to our home and not on or near the shoulder of the road as it could prevent a driver from being able to see someone on the road right of way or a vehicle entering the roadway ahead.
Our grandfather exemption will cease when we no longer live on the property or sell it or no longer have an owned by us RV on the property ahead of the front facia. My sister and her hubby fought the new ordinance after they got a letter telling them they were in violation of the new code and they had a lawyer send them a letter of "intent to sue". The board then established the grandfathering clause. Thanks Sis! We went to the township hall, filled out and signed their new exemption form and that's how we got our grandfathered in letter back.
I live in Michigan and it was the written law here in any CG (private or public) since the 1960's but I haven't checked it out in the last maybe 10 years to see if it still is the law. Regardles, I can't remember seeing any off the truck in out state in a CG but I may not have noticed. There's some that probably will do it anyway, legal or not!
You can take it off on your own property anytime but some areas have a code rule that says it must be stored behind the front facia of the home and not in front of it. The other main rule against a TC on your property is if a governing HOA prevents or limits an RV or TC or boat, etc.
We are grandfathered in and have a signed letter from the zoning board stating so. It states that we can store our wheeled RV or a TC on a currently licensed vehicle on either of our designated driveways but it cannot block the ability of a driver passing to have full view of the roadway for safety. What that means it must be parked close to our home and not on or near the shoulder of the road as it could prevent a driver from being able to see someone on the road right of way or a vehicle entering the roadway ahead.
Our grandfather exemption will cease when we no longer live on the property or sell it or no longer have an owned by us RV on the property ahead of the front facia. My sister and her hubby fought the new ordinance after they got a letter telling them they were in violation of the new code and they had a lawyer send them a letter of "intent to sue". The board then established the grandfathering clause. Thanks Sis! We went to the township hall, filled out and signed their new exemption form and that's how we got our grandfathered in letter back.
