Florida HOA's addressing Motor Home Issue with 7/1 Legislature Ruling

I have made an amendment to my original question and hopefully I will receive responses from Florida HOA members. With the new laws pertaining to allowing Motor Homes in Florida HOA's, how are HOA's enforcing past by-laws that did not allow them to be parked in the owner's driveways.I am aware of the law, but I am also aware of the fact that high-end HOA's are not going to allow this to happen in their associations.

Thank you for your insight.

Florida Statute 720.3045 allows homeowners to store recreational vehicles (RVs) and other items on their property, as long as they are not visible from the property's frontage or an adjacent parcel. This statute applies to all items, regardless of any covenants, restrictions, or rules set by the homeowners' association (HOA

I have been in several webinars with local law firms where this issue was discussed. The statute says personal vehicles. That applies to any private or work vehicle that is not considered a commercial vehicle under Florida law. However, all of the various attorneys who discussed this all agree that an RV is not a personal vehicle. But it's tricky - because some of the RV vans, which plug in to "shore" power and are way too big to fit in a normal garage, may be personal vehicles. A class A or class C RV is not. Our attorney told us we could still prohibit RVs. The other wrinkle is that just because you must allow trucks as personal vehicles in driveways, your other rules still apply. We do not allow street parking overnight, and we do not allow vehicles that block the sidewalk. So if your personal vehicle is too long to get in your garage or park on your driveway without blocking the sidewalk, it's not allowed.

The other change mentioned, where you are allowed to have anything on your property as long as it can't be seen from an adjacent property, common property or a golf course means that it REALLY can't be seen, even from a second story window. In reality, there are very few HOA properties in Florida with lots big enough to be able to meet this restriction.