Short-Term Rentals in Florence County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Florence County, South Carolina.

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

Short-Term Rental Permits

Unincorporated Florence County has no separate short-term-rental ordinance. The only permitted paid overnight lodging in a residential structure is a bed and breakfast inn, allowed as a conditional use under Florence County Code Section 30-93 in older homes the county's Historical Commission recognizes as architecturally, historically or culturally significant, with the owner living on site.

Bed and Breakfast Rules in Florence County

Significant Restrictions

Florence County Code § 30-93

Bed and breakfast inns are intended to provide a unique transit lodging experience in predominantly residential environs. ... Toward this end, bed and breakfast inns, where permitted by this chapter, shall: (1)Be occupied by the resident/owner.(2)Only be permitted in older residential structures that are recognized by the Florence County Historical Commission as architecturally, historically or...

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Taxes & Fees

Short-term rentals in unincorporated Florence County owe a 3 percent accommodations fee on the gross rental proceeds of every unit, every night. The fee applies to houses, condos, campground spaces and RV spaces rented to transients under Florence County Code Section 11-184, but stays of 30 continuous days or longer to the same renter are exempt as long-term tenancies rather than transient accommodations.

Florence County STR Accommodations Fee

Some Restrictions

Florence County Code Sections 11-183, 11-184

Accommodations is defined as any room (excluding meeting and conference rooms), campground spaces, recreational vehicle spaces, lodgings or sleeping accommodations furnished to transients by any hotel, inn, condominium, motel, "bed and breakfast," residence, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings or sleeping accommodations are furnished for consideration within Florence County, South Carol...

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