Quick answer: An annual RV park lease is a 12-month agreement for one site at a fixed monthly rate, usually the lowest rate the park publishes. At Homebound Bushnell it is $525 a month plus electric, against $600 to $700 for a month-to-month stay, so a full year saves $900 to $2,100 in site rent. Before you sign, confirm what the rate includes, how electric is billed, what fees and taxes sit on top, what the park allows on the site, and how the lease ends.
Key takeaways:
- Annual lease at Homebound Bushnell: $525 a month plus electric, billed monthly, signed lease required.
- Month-to-month at the same park runs $600 to $700 depending on the season, so the lease saves $75 to $175 a month.
- Under Florida law a guest registered for more than six months is presumed to be a resident rather than a transient, which is exactly what an annual lease sets up.
- Ask five things before signing: what is included, how electric is metered, which fees and taxes apply, what you may add to the site, and how the lease ends early.
- An RV on a leased site stays a registered vehicle. You are leasing the ground, not buying a lot.
If you are spending a year or more in Florida, the annual lease is the cheapest way to hold a full-hookup site. It is also a contract, and the difference between a good year and a frustrating one is usually in the questions you asked before you signed. This guide walks through what the lease is, what it costs at Homebound Bushnell, and what to check at any park.
What is an annual RV park lease?
A 12-month agreement between you and the park for one specific site. You commit to the year, the park commits to the rate, and you pay monthly. Most parks publish an annual rate below their monthly rate for the same reason apartment landlords prefer a lease to a month-to-month tenant: the site stays full and the office stops re-selling it every four weeks.
At Homebound Bushnell the annual lease is $525 a month plus electric. The park's regular monthly rate is $700 in winter (October to April, for stays under five months) and $600 in summer (May to September, plus electric), so over a year the lease saves between $75 and $175 a month, or $900 to $2,100 in site rent. Bushnell also offers a $600-a-month winter special for stays of five months or more, which suits snowbirds who do not want a full year. Homebound McAlpin publishes a $595 monthly rate with electric included and takes long-term residents; ask the office about anything longer than a month.
What does Florida law say about living in an RV park for a year?
It allows it, and it draws the line at six months. Florida Statutes chapter 513 governs RV parks, and section 513.01 defines a transient guest as one registered for six months or less; a stay longer than that creates "a rebuttable presumption that the occupancy is nontransient." In plain terms, a guest on an annual lease is treated as a resident of the park rather than a traveller passing through. The same section says occupancy is measured by how long the RV is occupied, not how long it sits on the site, so an RV kept on a leased site while you travel is still your RV on your site. See Florida Statutes 513.01.
The parks themselves are licensed every year by the Florida Department of Health through the county health departments, under chapter 513 and rule chapter 64E-15, and inspected for sewage, drinking water and solid waste, per the Department of Health. A licensed park is the one place in Florida where full-time RV living is settled law rather than a zoning question; living in an RV on private land is a county-by-county matter, which is a different article.
What should I ask before I sign?
What does the monthly rate include? At Homebound Bushnell the $525 covers the full-hookup site (20/30/50-amp electric, water and sewer connections) and access to the park's amenities: the indoor heated pool, clubhouse and game room, activity center, fenced dog run, laundry and showers, convenience store and propane service, tire inflation station and RV weighing, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Electric is billed on top. Ask any park for the same list in writing.
How is electric billed? Metered per site, at a published rate, or included? Bushnell's summer rate is quoted at $0.16 per kilowatt-hour; the annual lease is "plus electric" year-round. For reference, Florida's average residential electricity price was 15.10 cents per kilowatt-hour in June 2026, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration, so a park charging in that range is charging you what the utility charges everyone. Ask how the meter is read and when the bill lands.
What fees and taxes apply? Both Homebound parks note that taxes and fees apply on top of published rates. Ask for the total on a sample month, and ask specifically about pet fees, visitor fees, extra-vehicle fees and late-payment charges. Homebound does not charge a pet fee.
What may I add to the site? Sheds, canopies, decks, fences and skirting are handled differently at every park, and a year is long enough that you will want at least one of them. Ask what is permitted, what needs approval, and what must be removed when you leave. Homebound's park rules are published; read them before you sign anywhere.
How does the lease end? Ask about early termination, what notice is required, whether the rate changes at renewal, and what happens to a deposit. Life changes; the answer should be in the document, not in a conversation you had at the office.
What makes a park worth a year?
Full hookups on every site. You are living here. Water, sewer and 20/30/50-amp electric at the site are the minimum, not a premium.
Amenities you will actually use. For a year-round resident, laundry, showers, a pool and a clubhouse are not extras. They are the difference between a home and a parking space. Bushnell has all four; McAlpin, deliberately quieter, has none of them and says so on its own pages.
A real community. Ask how many residents are on annual leases and how long they have been there. A park with a stable year-round population is a park where the rules are enforced and the neighbours are known.
Published rates. A park that puts its annual rate on its website is a park that expects to honour it. Both Homebound parks publish theirs.
What does the Homebound Bushnell annual lease include?
- A full-hookup site with 20/30/50-amp electric, water and sewer
- Indoor heated pool, clubhouse and game room, and activity center
- Fenced dog run, with no pet fee
- Laundry and shower facilities
- Convenience store and propane service
- Tire inflation station and RV weighing on site
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
All for $525 a month plus electric, with taxes and fees applying. Veterans, Good Sam members and Escapees or Harvest Hosts members can ask about discounts. Call 352-793-1333 to discuss availability and lease terms, or read the long-term RV living page for what a year at Bushnell looks like day to day.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an annual RV lease save compared with paying monthly? At Homebound Bushnell, $75 to $175 a month depending on the season you would otherwise be paying for, or $900 to $2,100 over a year. The saving is larger at parks with a bigger gap between their monthly and annual rates.
Is an annual lease the same as owning a lot? No. You are leasing the site for a year; the park still owns the ground, and your RV remains a registered vehicle under Florida's motor vehicle statute. That is what keeps the arrangement simple: no property tax, no lot purchase, and you can leave at the end of the term.
Can I leave for a few weeks and keep my site? Usually yes, since the lease is for the site and the statute measures occupancy by the time the RV is occupied rather than the time it sits there. Confirm the park's policy on storage-only periods and whether the rate changes while you are away.
Do I have to sign a full year to get a good rate? Not always. Bushnell's winter special is $600 a month for a stay of five months or more, and McAlpin's $595 monthly rate includes electric with no lease required. The annual lease is the lowest published rate, but the seasonal rates cover most snowbird stays.
Weighing a year at Homebound against an apartment? The long-term RV living is cheaper than renting guide runs the numbers with current rent figures. For how the rate compares with a hotel or a short stay, see RV park vs hotel.
Sources: Florida Statutes 513.01 (definitions: transient guest, occupancy) · Florida Department of Health, Mobile Home & RV Parks (licensing under chapter 513 and rule 64E-15) · U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (Florida residential price, June 2026) · Homebound Bushnell and McAlpin published rate tables.