Florida law requires that any mobile home, owned by the same person as the land on which it sits, be assessed as real property. The property owner must come to the Property Appraisers Office, or an annex location, to declare the mobile home as real property and a Real Property (RP) sticker must be purchased. The RP sticker is a one-time purchase, based on the width of the mobile home. Those mobile home owners who do not own the property on which their homes sit, are not required to declare their homes as real property, but are required to purchase a registration sticker each year. Both stickers can be purchased at the St. Johns County Tax Collectors Office.
What you must bring to the Property Appraiser’s Office to declare your mobile home as real property:
1. A deed or tax bill with the correct owner’s name.
2. A copy of the mobile home registration or a title.
If the mobile home is your primary residence, you may also qualify for the homestead exemption.