Permit Requirements: Tampa vs Temple Terrace

The City of Tampa does not require a city-issued short-term rental (STR) operating permit. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts local governments adopting ordinances after June 1, 2011 from prohibiting vacation rentals or regulating their duration or frequency. Tampa has no pre-2011 grandfathered STR ordinance, so hosts must instead obtain a state vacation rental license from the Florida DBPR under F.S. Ch. 509, a City of Tampa Business Tax Receipt, register with the Florida Department of Revenue for state sales tax, and register with the Hillsborough County Tax Collector for the 6% Tourist Development Tax.

Short-term rentals in Temple Terrace are regulated but cannot be banned under FL §509.032 preemption. Operators must hold a Florida DBPR vacation rental license, a city Business Tax Receipt, and register the property with Hillsborough County for tourist development tax.