State Residency Question?
Does anyone use a purchased RV lot as the address for your state of residence? I am a Florida resident now so will the RV lot qualify me to keep my Florida residency? How do full timers work that o...
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Many full-timers I know own a lot, some in RV communities, some just a lot where they can park the RV while visiting family, friends and doctors. Not a single one of them has that lot as their primary mailing address. All use a mailing service as their primary address and domicile/ residency.
Sounds like you are wanting to buy a lot as a winter base. Fine.
However, buying an RV lot often has nothing to do with state residency / domicile.
Since you indicated that you plan to keep a base in Kentucky, you need to talk to a Kentucky lawyer to determine if your plans will allow you to give up that state as your domicile.
Florida is an easy state to establish a domicile, but your bigger concern is complying with Kentucky laws to give up your domicile in that state.
Likely, and this like all the posts above is a guess, not an actual legal opinion, you will have to register all the vehicles in Florida, get Florida drivers licenses, move voter registration to Florida. You will not be able to retain a 'residence ' in Kentucky. You may have to move your banking out of Kentucky. The key factor will likely be what form your Kentucky 'base' takes. A spot in an RV park should be no problem, a piece of land you own might be a problem.
Sounds like you are wanting to buy a lot as a winter base. Fine.
However, buying an RV lot often has nothing to do with state residency / domicile.
Since you indicated that you plan to keep a base in Kentucky, you need to talk to a Kentucky lawyer to determine if your plans will allow you to give up that state as your domicile.
Florida is an easy state to establish a domicile, but your bigger concern is complying with Kentucky laws to give up your domicile in that state.
Likely, and this like all the posts above is a guess, not an actual legal opinion, you will have to register all the vehicles in Florida, get Florida drivers licenses, move voter registration to Florida. You will not be able to retain a 'residence ' in Kentucky. You may have to move your banking out of Kentucky. The key factor will likely be what form your Kentucky 'base' takes. A spot in an RV park should be no problem, a piece of land you own might be a problem.
