Short-Term Rentals in Putnam County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Putnam County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Putnam County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Taxes & Fees
Putnam County's tourist development tax reaches short-term rentals, not just hotels: section 40-166 defines a taxable transient accommodation to include any single-family dwelling rented for six months or less. Homeowners who rent out a house, cottage or mobile home on a short-term basis must collect the four percent tax from guests and remit it to the county tax collector.
Putnam County STR Tourist Development Tax
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code § 40-166(c), (e)
(c)"Transient accommodation" means each living quarter or sleeping or housekeeping accommodation in any hotel, motel, resort motel, apartment, apartment house, apartment hotel, apartment motel, multiple unit structure (e.g., duplex, triplex, quadraplex or condominium), roominghouse, tourist or mobile home park or court (e.g., trailer court, motor court, recreational vehicle park/camp or fish ca...
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