Complaint Review: Citrus Hills RV Park - Dover FL (Near Tampa) - Dover Florida

I thought I bought a bad RV .... a lemon.  After countless problems with my appliances I figured it out.  A neighbor told me the power grid in the park is very inadequate.  I was told to buy a volt meter.  Sure enough the worst-case-scenario was revealed.  106 volts was the reading throughout the day and 109 to 112 at night.  All day long I was burning out the electric motors in my appliances.   I knew the park had a weak system because the power often shuts off for no obvious reason.  Sure storms would always knock out the power.  Breezy days would knock out the power.  Management just didn't seem to care.  They didn't want to hear about it.  

Let's talk about trees.  When I was living there for a short stint, many of my neighbors had damage to their cars and RV's due to falling chunks of tree branches that were rather sizeable.  This dangerous condition did not phase management.  They would only send a crew to clean up the trees after they fell.   Many dead trees are making the park very dangerous, especially during windy days.  They do not pay for the damage either (I believe they are liable too).  

Let's talk about speeders.  The park has a 10 mph speed limit.  Many residents race through the park at well over 20 mph. A few real idiots go over 30 every single day!  Disgusting behavior (burgundy Altima - young blond woman - smoker - idiot).  These idiot trailer trash pigs race past grand children (toddlers) at break neck speeds and they never get a warner or tossed out of the park after repeated abuse.   If you have a toddler or visitors that are under 4 and you live in this park you have to hold their hand constantly or put them behind a fence. 

You'll notice a very old and trashy mobile home park across the highway from the park.  It is not  unusual to hear about break in events all through the park.  Pickup trucks with crews of 2-3 thiefs run into the park between 1am and 4am taking whatever is not tied down.  The park put up one or two fake camara devices but they do not deter anyone.

All the mail was stolen.  Now they lock the mail up inside their office.  It is only available between 8am and 3:30pm with no access on Sunday.  Sad they can't figure out that mail boxes with key access can easily be mounted so residents can get their mail without having to make special arrangements with friends who don't have a job that can retrieve their mail during the parks short business days.  Very frustrating.   Good luck getting that new credit/debit card mailed to you at the park.  Get a PO box off site - you'll be glad you did. 

Only one pizza place (Hungry Howies) delivers to the park.  Their pizza sucks and they always get the orders wrong.  Hard to find good help these days.   The nearest Dunkin Donuts is no good.  They like handing  hot coffee through the drive through window with spilt coffee running down the sides of the cup (every time).  Idiots. 

Do you like living in Red Neck Heaven?  This is your park.  No pool, no shuffle board, no games... but they do have ATV and Go Karts racing on the walking paths ripping up the place.  Don't complain - they scare away the alligators and huge snakes that are always viewable on walks around the water run off ponds that were man made.   Most of the park has water drainage problems (a muddy mess) when the rains are steady.  This is typical in Florida.   

For what you get.... $200 to $275 per month is plenty.  At that price the risk of theft might be worth it for a night or two.   Don't leave anything loose outside your RV.   Make sure everything is insured. 

Not a great park.  Pam - the office manager - has zero personality - never smiles - total grumpy old lady.   Do not expect a sales pitch.  Her attitude is "take it or leave it".   She will only throw someone out if there is gun fire.  She waits way too long to get rid of the idiots.  Many of the residents run small business services right on their RV lots.  Power saws, hammering, banging, fabrication work disturbing the RV resident who is trying to relax and chill on vacation next door is not a concern for these park owners.   Dogs barking day and night (necessary to scare off the thieves)  keep old people from resting or God forbid recuperating from an illness.   Neighors going to war over barking dogs is a common event at this park.  Unfortunately many residents can not move because their unit will fall apart if they attempt to move it.  They are stuck there.   Sad.  

I'm sure there are worse parks but this one could be so much better if the staff just showed the slightest concern over speeders and loud dogs and trees that going to kill someone.  Working cameras or better security would help too.   It could be so much better with just a few inexpensive fixes. 

You've been warned.