Local Short Term Rental Restrictions

Sec. 34‐25. ‐ Duration of lease; maximum tenancies per year.
Residential rental properties must be leased or rented to each tenant for a minimum seven‐month term; and there shall be no more than two
separate tenancies at any residential property during any 12‐month period.
(Ord. No. 466, § 5, 8‐4‐09)

Sec. 94‐213. ‐ Rentals. (a) Within RL district II, residential homes may be rented, leased or otherwise occupied through a rental agreement with the registered owner(s) on a periodic basis from time to time for not less than a three‐month occupancy period. An individual portion of a single‐family home shall not be rented, leased, or otherwise occupied by a rental agreement with the registered owner(s) on a periodic basis as a separate part of the family unit separate tenancies at any residential

Sec. 102‐216. ‐ Duration of lease; maximum tenancies per year. Residential rental properties must be leased or rented to each tenant for a minimum three‐month term; and there shall be no more than four separate tenancies at any residential property during any 12‐month period.

Belleair Shore is a residential community consisting of 62 private homes. There are no rentals or commercial property.

Short-Term Residential Rental – CDC Sections 1-104.B & 3-919

• While Clearwater benefits, encourages and celebrates tourism, the city’s Code Compliance Division reminds residential property owners that the city enforces its short term rental ordinance. In residential districts, the city doesn’t allow a property owner to lease or rent their property for short-term periods, which is anything less than 31 days or a calendar month.

Transient uses or short-term rentals are defined as the occupancy of a living unit of any type for a period of less than ninety (90) days or three (3) calendar months. Vacation or short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, VRBO and the like are considered transient uses if the rental period is less than ninety (90) days or three (3) calendar months. In Dunedin, transient uses and short-term rentals are only allowed in certain zoning districts.

The City of Gulfport does allow for short term rental use, but only in certain zoning districts. Outside of these areas, the minimum rental time is one month and no more than than three times per year.

Short term vacation rentals shall be permitted in all residential zoning districts provided they are in compliance with city ordinances. Reach out to us for a complete list of the ordinances.

No rental restrictions.

Does not have rental restrictions.

The city does allow short term rentals. They have adopted regulation for all STR. Reach out to us for a full list of the regulations. 

The city does not allow rentals of less than 6 months in the R-1 zoned areas. The city does not allow rentals of less than 3 months in R-2 zoned areas. 

North Redington Beach does not allow any rental of less than 90 days in any residential zoning districts.

Does not have rental restrictions. 

​Short-term rentals of single-family dwellings of less than 181 days constitutes a transient use and shall be prohibited in District 2 and District 3 (excluding exceptions noted in code section 3(a)

Transient rentals, as defined in this part 5, shall be deemed to constitute the operation of a commercial tourist facility and are specifically prohibited in the RS-7, RD-15, RS-10and RM-15 districts. Under special circumstances, a special use permit for such transient rentals in other residential districts may be granted for specified limited periods of time.

Safety Harbor’s Land Development Code refers to vacation rentals as tourist homes and are allowed in the Residential‐3 zoning district as a conditional use requiring approval by the City Commission.

The City does allow transient occupancy of less than 30 days up to 3 times per 12 month period in the RM zoning district and properties located in the Pass-A-Grille Overlay District. Rentals of one month or more are allowed in all residences throughout the City.

The city allows for rentals of 30 days or more. Rentals of less than 30 days are allowed 3 or fewer times ina any consecutive 365 day period. 

Transient accommodation uses (short term rentals) are not a listed permitted use within the residential plan categories or residential zoning districts. According to the City of Seminole a Transient Accomodation Use is a facility containing one or more
transient accomodation units, the occupancy of which occurs, or is offered or advertised as being available, for a term of less than one (1) month,
more than three (3) times in any consecutive twelve (12) month period.

Transient/tourist dwellings are prohibited. 

Short term rentals are allowed within specially zoned districts. The number of rentals shall not exceed 5 units per acre.

Tourist Dwellings are permitted in zoning districts CG, RFM-30, RFH-50, PR-MU Core, & PR-MU Gulf Boulevard and do not have restrictions on “changes of occupancy.