Short-Term Rentals in Collier County, FL (2026)

7 rules for unincorporated Collier County, Florida.

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

Short-Term Rental Permits

Before renting a home short-term in unincorporated Collier County, the owner must register with the state and the county tax collector and obtain a county Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration Certificate for each unit, under Code Sec. 26-384. Skipping the certificate draws a fine of up to $500 per day under Sec. 26-385.

Short-Term Rental Registration in Collier County

Significant Restrictions

Collier County Code Sec. 26-384(1),(2),(7)

Prior to commencing any Short-Term Vacation Rental, it is the affirmative duty of the Owner to: 1.Register with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Collier County Tax Collector.2.Obtain a Collier County Registration Certificate for each Short-Term Vacation Rental unit owned. The Certificate must identify that unit's Designated Responsible Party and current con...

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Noise Rules

Every owner of a registered short-term vacation rental in unincorporated Collier County must tell guests, before they move in, about the county's noise ordinance along with its parking and garbage rules. Skipping that disclosure, or letting a guest violate it, exposes both owner and guest to Code Enforcement citations of up to $500 per violation per day.

Short-Term Rental Noise Disclosure Duty in Collier

Some Restrictions

Collier County Code of Laws Sec. 26-384(3); Sec. 26-385

Prior to commencing any Short-Term Vacation Rental, it is the affirmative duty of the Owner to: ... 3.Inform all guests prior to occupancy of the Short-Term Vacation Rental unit of all applicable Collier County ordinances, including noise, parking, and garbage. ... Guests and Owners of Short-Term Vacation Rental units may be prosecuted separately and concurrently for a violation of any Collier ...

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Taxes & Fees

Collier County levies a 5% Tourist Development Tax on the rent for any accommodation rented for six months or less (Ordinance 2017-35). Owners collect it and remit it to the Collier County Tax Collector. Florida's 6% state sales tax also applies, for about 11% total.

Collier County Tourist Development (Bed) Tax

Some Restrictions

FS 125.0104(3)(a)

It is declared to be the intent of the Legislature that every person who rents, leases, or lets for consideration any living quarters or accommodations in any hotel, apartment hotel, motel, resort motel, apartment, apartment motel, roominghouse, mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, condominium, or timeshare resort for a term of 6 months or less is exercising a privilege which is subject...

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Occupancy Limits

Collier County's registration ordinance does not set a special STR headcount cap; occupancy is governed by the Florida Building Code and life-safety limits. State law bars the county from regulating rental duration or frequency, and registrants must certify the property's maximum occupancy.

Occupancy Limits for Collier County Short-Term Rentals

Some Restrictions

FS 509.032(7)(b)

A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals.

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Night Caps

Collier County cannot set minimum-night stays or cap how often you rent. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) expressly bars local governments from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals, so nightly and weekend rentals are allowed year-round.

Minimum-Night or Rental-Frequency Caps

Some Restrictions

FS 509.032(7)(b)

A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals.

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Host Presence Rule

Collier County requires every short-term rental owner, or their Designated Responsible Party, to be reachable in person or by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and able to be onsite by the next day to fix a violation, under Code Sec. 26-384(5). There is no requirement that anyone actually sleep on site.

STR 24/7 Contact Rule in Collier County

Some Restrictions

Collier County Code Sec. 26-384(5)

Be available in person or by telephone or have the Designated Responsible Party available in person or by telephone twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week to address any law enforcement action, emergency response, or County ordinance violation arising from the rental of the Short-Term Vacation Rental unit and be willing and able to be onsite to address violations within the next da...

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Primary-Residence-Only Rule

No. Collier County cannot require that a short-term rental be the owner's primary residence. Florida law preempts vacation-rental licensing and bars local governments from prohibiting rentals or regulating their frequency, so non-owner-occupied and investment STRs are allowed.

Is a Primary Residence Required for STRs?

Some Restrictions

FS 509.032(7)(b)

A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals.

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