Manatee County imposes no short-term-rental insurance mandate. Florida law and the state DBPR vacation-rental license do not require a specific liability policy either. Insurance is strongly advised and often required by platforms or HOAs, but it is not a county rule.
No provision of the Manatee County Code or the proposed 2026 STR draft ordinance requires hosts to carry a set amount of liability or property insurance, and Florida's DBPR public-lodging licensing statutes do not impose an STR-specific insurance requirement. Coverage is therefore governed by your own policy, your booking platform's terms (Airbnb and VRBO offer host liability coverage), and any HOA or lender requirements. Because standard homeowner policies often exclude commercial short-term-rental activity, hosts are strongly advised to obtain a short-term-rental or commercial landlord policy — but this remains a business decision, not a county mandate.
None — no county insurance rule exists to violate. Operating uninsured leaves the host personally exposed to liability claims; platforms or HOAs may enforce their own coverage terms.
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