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Short-Term Rentals in Safety Harbor, FL (2026)

2 verified short-term rentals rules for Safety Harbor, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Short-Term Rental Parking Rules

Safety Harbor's Land Development Code requires off-street parking for residential dwellings used as vacation rentals. Guests cannot block sidewalks, driveways, or fire lanes, and on-street parking must follow citywide rules.

Safety Harbor Vacation Rental Parking Requirements

Some Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 509.032 (2018) (Public lodging preemption)

A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals. This paragraph does not apply to any local law, ordinance, or regulation adopted on or before June 1, 2011.

Occupancy Limits

Florida law caps how Safety Harbor can limit vacation rental occupancy: no fewer than two persons per bedroom plus two additional, or more than two per 50 square feet of sleeping area, whichever is greater under FS 509.032(7).

Safety Harbor Vacation Rental Occupancy Limits

Some Restrictions

F.S. 509.032(7) — Preemption Authority (Vacation Rentals)

(7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. — (a) The regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including, but not limited to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted to the state. This paragraph does not preempt the authority o...

Looking for Pinellas County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Safety Harbor city rules.

Short-Term Rentals in Pinellas County