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St. Pete Beach short-term rental rules

St. Pete Beach has no rental permit, but it is strict about short stays: rentals under 30 days are allowed only in the RM district and the Pass-a-Grille overlay, and only three times a year there. Monthly rentals are fine everywhere.

Checked on Nov 11 2026 against the official pages below

The three things to know

PERMIT

No city rental permit. Stays under 30 days: only in the RM district and the Pass-a-Grille overlay, and "not more than three times in any 12-month period." A month or longer: allowed in all homes. The city says each illegal rental is its own offense, with fines that can become liens.

DOOR NOTICE

No city posting rule that we found. Florida still wants your state license displayed or shown on request, and the state's human trafficking sign posted (see Florida).

TAX

6% Pinellas County tourist tax on stays of six months or less, plus 7% Florida sales tax: 13%, per the Tax Collector. It lists Airbnb and VRBO as collecting the county tax, and holds owners liable if they don't.

Print the door notice

St. Pete Beach doesn't require a posted notice. This prints a state license card for the door, with the city's sea turtle season on it.

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ST. PETE BEACH RENTAL

State license

Licensed by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants.

    License display: s. 509.241(3), Florida Statutes. Turtle season: City of St. Pete Beach. Card made free at headedin.com/stay/rules/st-pete-beach/

    Prints one letter page. Put it where guests come in.

    What the rules say

    Where and how often you can rent short-term
    "Such dwellings may be used for transient occupancy, so long as any transient occupancy of less than 30 days does not occur more than three times in any 12-month period on any parcel."Land Development Code, Division 12 (RM district)
    • The city: "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."
    • Every other zone (RU-1, RU-2, RLM-1, RLM-2, ROR, RFM, TC-1, DCR, LR, UBV, TC-2): no stays under 30 days.
    • The city's Oct 2025 flyer: "Each rental event is a completed offense – fines may be imposed immediately," and unpaid fines can become liens.
    • Find your zone on the city's zoning map.
    Licenses
    • The city: "Permanent transient lodging uses require a business tax license and are reviewed by both Zoning & the Fire Marshall prior to issuance of a license. Rentals of one month or more in single-family properties do not require a business tax license."
    • Short stays need a Florida DBPR license.
    • Complaints about short-term rentals go to the state DBPR; city Code Enforcement is 727-363-9211.
    • Parking hangtags aren't available for units that do short-term or monthly rentals.
    Sea turtles
    • "Nesting season is from May 1st through October 31st of each year."
    • Outdoor lights must be "completely downward-directed" with amber, orange or red bulbs (560 nm or longer).
    • "Leave nothing but footprints."
    Taxes
    • Pinellas County tourist development tax, 6%, on stays of six months or less; file monthly (or quarterly if small), zero returns too. The county lists Airbnb and VRBO as collecting it; the owner is liable if they don't.
    • Florida sales tax 6% plus Pinellas's 1% surtax to the Department of Revenue: 13% in all, says the Tax Collector.

    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 St. Pete Beach requires, so it adds no new rules. Put quiet hours, parking and the rest in your listing first.

    Official sources, read Nov 11 2026

    Plain-words summary, not legal advice. Rules and fees change, and the official page always wins. Checked Nov 11 2026.

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