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Candlelight Manor
South Daytona, FL · Owner: Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI)
About this community
| Community | Candlelight Manor |
|---|---|
| Address | See directory listing (being verified for this page) |
| City / State | South Daytona, FL |
| Acquired by Sun | 2016 |
| Sites / lots | 128 (MHBO directory profile) |
| Year built | 1970 (MHBO directory profile) |
| Source | Sun Communities FY2025 Form 10-K, Schedule III (SEC filing) |
Directory listing: MHBO community page (third-party directory; address data cross-checked against it).
The numbers reported here
No verified figures have been filed for this community yet. The first residents to report lot-rent history, fees and pass-through charges set the baseline this page tracks — every figure labeled with its source and date.
Resident reports
No reports have been published from this community yet. Reports are published as the resident's own account, with a verification tier (anonymous / resident-verified / named) and an affidavit option.
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Buyback & blocked-sale record
This page tracks reported cases where a resident says the park bought their home, or a sale to an outside buyer was blocked or stalled: what the resident was offered, what independent buyers offered, and what the home later sold for. No cases filed yet for this community.
What residents say elsewhere
Collected from public sources, summarized and attributed, with links to the originals. Summaries describe what reviewers and reporters say; allegations are not findings.
- google-reviews · 4.1 (116 reviews) — Reviews allege lot fees rising about 6% annually, a $200 monthly pond-view premium while the pond allegedly became a mud pit, frequent pool/hot-tub closures and slow repairs, rude office staff, and a manager alleged to harass residents over minor weeds. Another review alleges a long-standing parking permit was revoked in February 2026 with towing threatened. Original source
Themes: rent, fees, management, maintenance, amenities - google-reviews — Yellow Pages listing carries a single critical review alleging very difficult management, poor community relations, misleading information to prospective residents, uneven treatment of homeowners and petty complaints toward residents. Original source
Themes: management, sales-pressure - other — Sales directory lists lot rent at $718-$741 per month including lawn, water, irrigation, sewer and trash, up sharply from older listings around $476-$480 for the same community. Original source
Themes: rent, utilities - other · 2025-05-01 — Sold home listing states lot rent of $765 per month including water and landscaping, consistent with the higher recent range and above the Four Star range for some lots. Original source
Themes: rent, utilities
Fight back in FL
State Attorney General — file a consumer complaint with the FL Attorney General's office: official complaint page · Office phone: (850) 414-3300. (Officeholder listings change with elections; this route is to the office, verified October 2025.)
Build an AG-ready packet: a dated, specific account — what happened, when, what it cost you, what management said — carries more weight than a phone call. This portal's report flow turns your account into exactly that, with an optional signed affidavit.
Sun Communities' response
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