The three things to know
A county short-term vacation rental certificate, inspected before the first one and every year, renewed Aug 1 to Oct 1. The county's application lists $400 new, $200 renewal. You also need a county business tax receipt, Florida tax registration and your DBPR license.
A single page on or next to the main entrance door, or on the fridge: the responsible party's name, address and phone, the most guests, quiet hours 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., the most vehicles with a parking sketch, trash and recycling days, sea turtle rules on the barrier island, and the nearest hospital.
5% Flagler County tourist tax, filed monthly with the county Tax Collector, which says the big platforms don't pay it for you. Plus 6% Florida sales tax and Flagler's 1% surtax to the state.
Print the door notice
This is the single page from sec. 3.06.14(I). Fill what you know; anything left empty prints as a line to write on. Add your parking sketch beside it. Homes with three or more floors also need an evacuation map by each bedroom door on the third floor and up.
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House information
Posted as required by Flagler County Land Development Code sec. 3.06.14(I).
Prints one letter page. Post it on the back of or next to the main entrance door, or on the fridge, with your parking sketch.
What the rules say
Who needs the certificate
- Single-family homes and duplexes in unincorporated Flagler County. Not covered: buildings of 3 or more units, land west of U.S. 1, and owner-occupied homes (sec. 3.06.14(A)).
- Before renting (sec. 3.06.14(B)): the county certificate, a county business tax receipt, Florida Department of Revenue registration, your DBPR license and a sworn affidavit.
- Inspection before the first certificate, then every year and at each sale; fix violations within 30 days (sec. 3.06.14(F)).
- Renew "no sooner than August 1 and no later than October 1 of each year."
- Fees on the county's application: $400 new, $200 renewal, $50 transfer. That form dates from 2018, so check with Growth Management (386-313-4009) before you pay.
- Apply by mail or in person at Growth Management, 1769 East Moody Blvd., Building 2, Bunnell.
- Palm Coast owners register with both the city and the county every year.
What has to be posted, and where
"On the back of or next to the main entrance door or on the refrigerator there shall be provided as a single page"Sec. 3.06.14(I)
- The responsible party's name, address and phone.
- The most guests.
- Quiet hours, 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily.
- The most vehicles, with a sketch of the off-street spaces.
- Trash and recycling days.
- On the barrier island: sea turtle nesting season and lighting rules.
- Where the nearest hospital is.
Homes with three or more floors: an evacuation map, at least 8½ by 11, next to each bedroom door on the third floor and above (sec. 3.06.14(I)(2)).
Guests, parking, trash and the 2-hour rule
- Guests: the lowest of 1 per 150 square feet of conditioned space, the septic permit's limit, or 2 per bedroom plus 2. Never more than 10 in most residential zones, 16 elsewhere (sec. 3.06.14(C)).
- Parking: one off-street space per 3 guests; "On-street parking shall not be permitted."
- Trash: one lidded can of 35 gallons or more per 4 guests, off the curb by sunrise the day after pickup.
- Responsible party: reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at the house within 2 hours, and checks it at least weekly (sec. 3.06.14(G)).
- Lease lists the guest limit, every guest's name and age, and license plates; keep leases a year (sec. 3.06.14(H)).
- Safety: hard-wired smoke and CO alarms, a 2A:10B:C extinguisher on each floor, a battery emergency light at the main exit.
Taxes
"a 5% tax on the total rental amount"Flagler County Tax Collector, tourist development tax
- The Tax Collector says the big platforms don't send this one: "IT IS THE HOMEOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY." File monthly; late after the 20th.
- Florida sales tax 6% plus Flagler's 1% surtax go to the Department of Revenue.
- Every rental also needs a local business tax receipt.
House rules go in your listing
For bookings made from Nov 20 2026, Airbnb wants every house rule in the listing itself; signs in the house can only repeat them. This notice only carries what Flagler County requires, so it adds no new rules. Put quiet hours, parking and the rest in your listing first.
Official sources, read Nov 11 2026
- Land Development Code sec. 3.06.14 (code library)
- County Planning and Zoning (rental forms)
- County application (PDF)
- Flagler County Tax Collector: tourist tax
- FL Dept. of Revenue: county tourist tax rates (DR-15TDT)
- City of Palm Coast: short-term rentals
- Florida statewide rules (our page)
Plain-words summary, not legal advice. Rules and fees change, and the official page always wins. Checked Nov 11 2026.
Help us get it right
Host in Flagler County? If a rule, fee or form here has changed, or we missed something, tell us. We check every note against the official source before we change a page, and we put the new checked date on it.
More free tools for hosts
- Guest guidebook: a fridge QR that opens your house notes plus live local info.
- Next Guest: a new door code for every guest, set up once.
- Checkout list check: fix your list for Airbnb's Nov 20 chore rule.
- Cleaner turnover text: one message per guest, ready to send.
- Door code times for Vrbo and Booking.com guests.
- Staff code list: cleaner and owner codes, printable.
- Restock list: count it, get the shopping list.
- Wi-Fi QR card: guests point the camera and they're online.
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