Bradenton Beach vacation rental rules

"a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the [DBPR]... a municipal Business Tax Receipt, and ... a Transient Public Lodging Establishment License"Sec. 59-2

• Any unit "rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is less," or advertised that way (sec. 59-3).
• Exempt: hotels and motels, places with on-site management in certain commercial zones, and places where the operator lives on site full time (sec. 59-4).
• Apply online (Business license, TPLE) with your DBPR license, Florida tax registration, Manatee Tax Collector account, a site sketch with parking spaces and the trash area, and a floor-by-floor sketch with bedrooms, exits, alarms and extinguishers, sworn under penalty of perjury.
• Inspections: pools, spas and hot tubs built before the 2004 code need a safety inspection first; existing buildings get a smoke and CO check during the application.
• Renewal: the TPLE license lasts a year; the business tax receipt runs Oct 1 to Sep 30, with a $250 penalty if not renewed by Jan 1.
• The city license fee is set by resolution; check the city's fee schedule. No minimum stay.
• The city rewrote this chapter in Ordinance 26-570 (Sept 17 2026); the online code library hadn't added it yet on Nov 12 2026.

"Each transient rental unit shall have a notice posted within the unit in a location clearly visible from the entry door"Sec. 59-5(b)

1. The most guests overnight.
2. The most vehicles allowed on the property.
3. That breaking the noise, parking and occupancy rules is a code violation and may bring citations.
4. The operator's name and a 24-hour phone.
5. The street address, 911, and the non-emergency numbers for West Manatee Fire and Bradenton Beach Police.
6. Copies of the DBPR license, business tax receipt and TPLE license.

Also, where the trash cans are, on this notice or by the main entrance (sec. 59-6(a)(6)). Outside: the city-provided label, visible to the public whenever you rent short-term, and the address readable from the street (sec. 59-5(a)). Show these to police or code enforcement on request.

• Response (sec. 59-6(c)): "a response to an initial call shall be made within one hour," and corrective action starts within four hours. More than three misses can cost the license.
• Guests: stay within the limit on your license; daytime visitors can't push the total past twice that.
• Ads can't list more guests than the license allows.
• Rental agreement states guests, parking and trash rules and includes the city's parking rules.
• Trash: at least one can per two bedrooms, weekly pickup, side-yard service contract.
• Noise: hours of rest 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.; citations $200, then $500 within a year (2026 noise ordinance).
• Sea turtles: May 1 to Oct 31, no unshielded lights visible from the beach and nothing left on the beach after sunset.

"Manatee County is not contracted with Airbnb, VRBO, Evolve or any other third-party booking platforms to collect or remit Tourist Development Tax on your behalf."Manatee County Tax Collector

• 6% tourist development tax to the county; 7% Florida sales tax to the state: 13% in all. The Tax Collector's new filing system opens Dec 1 2026.