Jacksonville, FL Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum Stay
- None city-imposed
- Annual Night Cap
- None city-imposed
- Preemption Statute
- FS 509.032(7)(b)
- Court Ruling
- November 2022 (no grandfathering)
- DBPR License
- FS 509.241 required
Summary
Jacksonville imposes no nightly minimum stay or annual night cap on short-term rentals. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts cities from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals unless they had a qualifying ordinance on or before June 1, 2011, and a November 2022 court ruling found Jacksonville's generic Chapter 656 provisions did not qualify for grandfathering.
(7)  PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. — (a)  The regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including, but not limited to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted to the state. This paragraph does not preempt the authority of a local government or local enforcement district to conduct inspections of public lodging and public food service establishments for compliance with the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, pursuant to ss. 553.80 and 633.206 . (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. (c)  Paragraph (b) does not apply to any local law, ordinance, or regulation exclusively relating to property valuation as a criterion for vacation rental if the local law, ordinance, or regulation is required to be approved by the state land planning agency pursuant to an area of critical state concern designation.
Full Breakdown
032(7)(b), local laws cannot prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals; only ordinances adopted on or before June 1, 2011 are grandfathered. In November 2022, a Florida court ruled that Jacksonville's generic Chapter 656 zoning provisions did not qualify as a pre-2011 STR-specific ordinance, removing the city's authority to set minimum-stay or annual-night caps on Airbnb and Vrbo properties. As a result, Jacksonville Airbnb and Vrbo operators face no city-imposed minimum-night threshold (such as the seven-day minimums seen elsewhere in Florida) and no annual cap on rental nights.
241 and tax registration with the Florida Department of Revenue and Duval County Tax Collector for the 6% Tourist Development Tax. Note that Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Baldwin are separately incorporated municipalities not covered by Jacksonville's consolidated government and may impose their own STR regulations. Confirm current city enforcement posture with the Jacksonville Planning and Development Department at (904) 255-7800.
Violations & Fines
Because no city night-cap or minimum-stay rule applies, there is no city violation for nightly stay length. State-level violations (operating without an FS 509.241 DBPR vacation rental license, or failing to remit the Duval Tourist Development Tax or state sales tax) are enforced by DBPR's Division of Hotels and Restaurants and the Florida Department of Revenue.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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