Rental Property Rules in Bay County, FL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Bay County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bay County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Rent Control

Bay County cannot cap or freeze rents on private rental housing. Fla. Stat. § 125.0103(2) (2023) bars every Florida county, municipality, and local government entity from adopting a law, ordinance, or rule that controls rents. The only carve-out lets Bay County use land-use tools like inclusionary housing ordinances to expand affordable housing supply, not to set rent ceilings.

Bay County Rent Control Law

Few Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 125.0103(2) (2023)

(1)(a) Except as hereinafter provided, a county, municipality, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect an ordinance or a rule that has the effect of imposing price controls upon a lawful business activity that is not franchised by, owned by, or under contract with, the governmental agency, unless specifically provided by general law. ... (2) A municipality, count...

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Just Cause Eviction

Bay County landlords do not need a just cause to end a residential tenancy. Fla. Stat. § 83.425 (2023) strips every Florida county, municipality and local entity of authority over landlord-tenant relations, including notice requirements, so no county ordinance can impose a just-cause standard. Termination follows the statewide Residential Landlord and Tenant Act instead of any Bay County rule.

Bay County Just-Cause Eviction Rules

Few Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 83.425 (2023)

The regulation of residential tenancies, the landlord-tenant relationship, and all other matters covered under this part are preempted to the state. This section supersedes any local government regulations on matters covered under this part, including, but not limited to, the screening process used by a landlord in approving tenancies; security deposits; rental agreement applications and fees a...

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