7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Pasco County, Florida.
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Under Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 (Land Development Code Section 530.21), a dwelling in unincorporated Pasco may not be used as a short-term rental unless the county has specifically authorized short-term rentals for that subdivision or, for non-subdivision lots, granted a conditional use permit. Because the ordinance was adopted in 1999, it survives the Florida vacation-rental preemption in F.S. 509.032(7).
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21, Sec. 1.B (Land Development Code Sec. 530.21, Authorization and Location)
Upon the effective date of this ordinance, except as grandfathered under Section 1.F. below, individual dwelling units within subdivisions may not be utilized for short term rental purposes unless the entire subdivision, or distinct section, unit, or increment thereof in which the dwelling unit is located, has been specifically authorized by the County for short term rentals pursuant to the pro...
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 requires every short-term rental to post a 'Notice to Occupant' on the back of the main entrance door warning guests that creating noise at a level or duration that unreasonably interferes with neighbors' enjoyment of their property is unlawful in Pasco County, along with rules on trash, pets, and clothing.
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21, Sec. 1.D.1.h (Notice to Occupant, Land Development Code Sec. 530.21)
Noise - It is unlawful in Pasco County to create noise at such a level or for such a duration that the noise unreasonably interferes with your neighbors' comfortable enjoyment of their property.
All Pasco County short-term rentals, transient lodging, and bed-and-breakfasts rented for six months or less are subject to the county's Tourist Development Tax under the Pasco County Code, and operators must register each unit annually and pay a registration fee set by the Board of County Commissioners.
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21, Sec. 1.D.1 (Land Development Code Sec. 530.21, Registration and Licensing)
All short-term rentals, transient lodging, and bed and breakfasts on which payment is made to rent, lease, let, or use for a period of 6 months or less are subject to the County's Tourist Development Tax and collections, Chapter 102 of the Pasco County Code. Any dwelling unit which does not comply with this provision shall no longer be utilized as a short term rental.
Pasco County's Conditional Use permit for vacation rentals requires designated parking for renters and prohibits RV parking on-site or in the right-of-way. The expanded county RV parking rules (LDC §530.5, effective Nov 2025) prohibit all RV parking in the right-of-way countywide.
Fla. Stat. § 509.032 (2018) (Public lodging preemption)
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.
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 caps short-term rental occupancy at two persons per separate enclosed bedroom, and anyone who stays overnight counts as an occupant whether or not they are named on the rental contract.
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21, Sec. 1.D.1.e (Land Development Code Sec. 530.21, Requirements for Operation)
The maximum occupancy limits for short-term rentals shall be two (2) persons per separate enclosed bedroom per unit. Persons who stay overnight in a unit shall be considered occupants of the unit irrespective of whether or not they are listed as occupants on the rental contract for the unit.
No Pasco County-specific ordinance directly addresses short-term rental insurance requirements; FL state default applies. Florida regulates vacation rentals as public lodging establishments under Chapter 509 but does not mandate a specific local insurance policy.
Section 509.241(1), Florida Statutes (2024)
Each public lodging establishment and public food service establishment shall obtain a license from the division.
Both the owner and the management company of a Pasco County short-term rental are held jointly and severally responsible for violations, and under F.S. 125.69 each violation is punishable by a fine up to $500 and/or up to 60 days in jail, with every day of violation a separate offense.
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21, Sec. 1.H (Land Development Code Sec. 530.21, Penalties)
Pursuant to Section 125.69, Florida Statutes, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($500.00), imprisonment in the County Jail for a term not exceeding sixty (60) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall ...
3 cities in Pasco County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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