Short-Term Rentals in St. Lucie County, FL (2026)

4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in St. Lucie County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

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

Short-Term Rental Permits

Any St. Lucie County vacation rental must hold a Florida DBPR vacation-rental license before advertising or renting. Local governments cannot ban rentals, but every operator needs the state license plus a St. Lucie County tourist-tax account.

Short-Term Rental Permits in St. Lucie County

Some Restrictions

FS 509.241(1)

Each public lodging establishment and public food service establishment shall obtain a license from the division.

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Occupancy Limits

St. Lucie County and Port St. Lucie set no special STR occupancy cap; Florida bars localities from regulating rental duration or frequency. Fort Pierce's local ordinance imposes an occupancy formula. State law defines a rental as transient when let more than three times yearly for under 30 days.

Vacation Rental Occupancy Limits in St. Lucie County

Some Restrictions

FS 509.013(4)(a)1

any unit, group of units, dwelling, building, or group of buildings within a single complex of buildings which is rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 days or 1 calendar month, whichever is less

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Night Caps

St. Lucie County and its cities cannot set minimum-night stays or cap how many nights per year you rent. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts any local rule regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals.

Minimum-Stay and Night Caps in St. Lucie County

Some Restrictions

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.

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Primary-Residence-Only Rule

St. Lucie County and its cities cannot restrict vacation rentals to a host's primary residence. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) bars local rules that prohibit rentals or regulate their duration or frequency, so investment/non-owner-occupied STRs are allowed.

Primary-Residence Rules for St. Lucie County Rentals

Some Restrictions

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.

Full ordinance details →Official source ↗

Short-Term Rentals by City in St. Lucie County

1 cities in St. Lucie County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

Port St. LuciePop. 217,556

2 verified rules • Occupancy Limits, Short-Term Rental Permits

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