Tampa, FL Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)
Key Facts
- STR threshold
- Stays under 30 days
- Long-stay law
- FL Ch. 83 tenancy
- Tax change
- No transient tax
- Tampa code
- Ch. 27 zoning still applies
Summary
Long-stay home-share arrangements over 30 days fall outside Florida's vacation rental definition under §509.032, so Tampa treats them as standard residential leases without STR registration, though tenants gain landlord-tenant protections under FL Ch. 83.
(4)(a) "Public lodging establishment" includes a transient public lodging establishment as defined in subparagraph 1. and a nontransient public lodging establishment as defined in subparagraph 2. 1. "Transient public lodging establishment" means 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 consecutive days or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests for periods of less than 30 consecutive days. 2. "Nontransient public lodging establishment" means any unit, group of units, dwelling, building, or group of buildings within a single complex of buildings which is rented to guests for periods of at least 30 consecutive days or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests for periods of at least 30 consecutive days. [...] (b) The following are excluded from the definitions in paragraph (a): [...] 4. Any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare plan and any individually or collectively owned one-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family dwelling house or dwelling unit that is rented for periods of at least 30 days or 1 calendar month, whichever is less, and that is not advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented for periods of less than 1 calendar month, provided that no more than four rental units within a single complex of buildings are available for rent.
Full Breakdown
Florida Statute §509.013(4) defines a vacation rental by stays of less than 30 days or one calendar month at a time. Once a guest stays longer, the arrangement converts to a residential tenancy governed by Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Ch. 83) rather than Tampa's STR registration in Ch. 27 §27-114. Hosts no longer collect Florida transient sales tax or Hillsborough County tourist development tax after that threshold but must follow lease, security deposit, and eviction procedures. Tampa zoning still applies, and any boarding or rooming-house density limits in the underlying district remain in force.
Violations & Fines
Treating a long-term tenant as an STR guest can trigger illegal eviction claims under FL Ch. 83 and complaints to Tampa code enforcement for misclassified occupancy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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