St. Petersburg does not run a general residential rental registry due to state preemption, but rental operators must hold a city Business Tax Receipt and short-term rentals face additional zoning, licensing, and tax requirements.
Section 83.425 and Florida Statute 509.032(7) limit how cities may register or license residential rentals. St. Petersburg therefore does not maintain a citywide long-term rental registry. However, every rental business must obtain a Business Tax Receipt (BTR) under the city's licensing chapter. Short-term rentals (stays under 30 days) face stricter rules: in single-family zones, the same operator may not rent the property more than three times in any 365-day period unless it sits in a hotel or overlay district. Short-term rental operators must also hold a Florida DBPR vacation rental license, register with the Florida Department of Revenue for sales tax, and remit the 6 percent Pinellas Tourist Development Tax.
Operating without a BTR or violating short-term rental frequency limits draws code enforcement penalties and possible state license action.
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