6 rules for unincorporated Marion County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Marion County has no separate short-term-rental permit, but Florida law requires every vacation rental to obtain a state license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants (DBPR).
Fla. Stat. s. 509.241(1) (2023)
Each public lodging establishment and public food service establishment shall obtain a license from the division.
No Marion County ordinance sets a vacation-rental occupancy cap; Florida law bars counties from limiting STR occupancy unless the limit applies equally to all residential properties.
Fla. Stat. s. 509.032(7)(b) (2023)
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.
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