4 rules for unincorporated Lake County, Florida.
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Florida preempts vacation-rental licensing to the state. Lake County cannot require a local operating permit that bans or limits your rental. You must hold a state DBPR vacation-rental license and register for the county Tourist Development Tax.
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. This paragraph does not apply to any local law, ordinance, or regulation adopted on or before June 1, 2011.
Lake County charges a 4% Tourist Development Tax on rentals of six months or less, remitted to the Lake County Tax Collector. This is on top of Florida state sales tax. Returns are due by the 20th of the following month.
FS 125.0104(3)(a)
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
Florida expressly prohibits counties from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals. Lake County cannot impose minimum-night stays, maximum nights per year, or a cap on the number of bookings.
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.
No. Florida preempts vacation-rental regulation to the state and bars counties from prohibiting rentals or restricting how often you rent. Lake County cannot force a short-term rental to be an owner-occupied primary residence.
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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