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Census data counts about 8,200 mobile homes inside Lakeland, about 15% of the city's housing, and about 92% of the occupied ones were built before 2000. About 44% date from before 1980. Just outside the city, in Kathleen, mobile homes are about 52% of all homes. City of Lakeland permits from January 2014 to October 2026 include about 1,440 mobile home jobs: roughly 520 roofs, 500 set-ups and replacements, and 240 demolitions.
Inside city limits, mobile homes are allowed only in legally established parks, and the city treats them as vehicles for construction purposes. A new or replacement home needs a Mobile Home Setup Permit, with a soil test, site plan, blocking diagram, skirting details and the title or data plate. Call Building Inspection at 863-834-6012. Many Lakeland mailing addresses are outside city limits, where Polk County handles permits at 863-534-6080.
Neighborhoods & ZIPs: 33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33812, 33813, 33815, Kathleen, Highland City, Combee Settlement