Burnt Store Colony is South Punta Gorda's premier gated, resident-owned (RO) HOPA 55+ manufactured home cooperative community of 236 spacious homesites, located at 15550 Burnt Store Road in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida (ZIP 33955, along the scenic Burnt Store Road corridor near Burnt Store Marina and Charlotte Harbor). Incorporated on November 12, 1993 and governed under the Florida Cooperative Act (Florida Statutes Chapter 719) by resident-controlled non-profit Burnt Store Colony RO Association, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# N93000005105, Active, with professional administrative support through Star Hospitality Management in Punta Gorda), the community gives every homeowner an undivided cooperative ownership share in the park's land—eliminating corporate landlord lot-rent hikes and keeping quarterly maintenance fees remarkably low.

Because Burnt Store Colony is a resident-owned cooperative where purchases include a recorded land share certificate and proprietary lease inside Charlotte County (strictly north of the Lee County line in ZIP 33955), full-time primary residents qualify with the Charlotte County Property Appraiser (Paul L. Polk, CFA — 410 Taylor St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 & 18500 Murdock Cir, Port Charlotte, FL 33948) for Florida's $50,000 Homestead Exemption, the 3% Save Our Homes assessment cap, the Additional $50,000 Senior Homestead Exemption (ages 65+ meeting household AGI limits), and F.S. 196.081 disabled veteran property tax relief. Community amenities center around a modern, hurricane-engineered Community Clubhouse & Banquet Hall (designated as an on-site community hurricane shelter for residents), a solar- and geo-heated swimming pool and whirlpool spa, a fitness and exercise center, lighted tennis and pickleball courts, eight shaded shuffleboard courts, bocce ball, horseshoe pits, a woodworking and hobby workshop, a library and billiards lounge, a fenced dog park, and a secure on-site RV, boat, and trailer storage compound. Located at 15550 Burnt Store Road, residents are 3 miles north of Burnt Store Marina's deepwater yacht basin and 27-hole executive golf course, 9.5 miles south of Historic Downtown Punta Gorda, Fishermen's Village, and ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda (809 E Marion Ave), and 15 minutes from Punta Gorda Airport (PGD).