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.
Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 (Land Development Code Section 530.21) regulates authorization, registration, occupancy, taxes, and conduct for short-term rentals but does not impose a dedicated liability-insurance requirement. The ordinance instead requires short-term rentals to comply with all requirements for public lodging establishments under Chapter 509, Florida Statutes, and any other applicable local, state, and federal regulations, and to display the Chapter 509 license and county occupational license on the back of the main entrance/exit door. Florida Statute 509.241(1) requires each public lodging establishment, including vacation rentals, to obtain a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants before operating. Hosts should confirm coverage with their insurer and any rental-platform host-protection program, since neither the county ordinance nor Chapter 509 prescribes a particular insurance policy.
Because no county insurance mandate exists, there is no separate insurance penalty. Operating without the required Chapter 509 state license, however, violates F.S. 509.241 and LDC Section 530.21, exposing the owner and manager to the ordinance's penalties (up to $500 fine and/or 60 days jail per day under F.S. 125.69).
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