Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 caps short-term rental occupancy at two persons per separate enclosed bedroom, and anyone who stays overnight counts as an occupant whether or not they are named on the rental contract.
Land Development Code Section 530.21 sets a maximum occupancy for short-term rentals of two persons per separate enclosed bedroom per unit. The ordinance specifies that persons who stay overnight in a unit are considered occupants regardless of whether they are listed on the rental contract, preventing operators from understating headcount. The same operational section requires that the loading and unloading of tour or charter buses (any vehicle seating more than 15 adults, excluding school and public buses) not occur within the residential areas of a subdivision, and that a written log of every renter's name, address, and rental dates be kept and made available for county inspection on reasonable request. These occupancy and operational rules apply to all short-term rentals, including those that qualify for grandfather rights under Section 1.F of the ordinance.
Exceeding the two-persons-per-bedroom limit violates LDC Section 530.21. Both the unit owner and the management company are held jointly and severally responsible. Under F.S. 125.69 each violation carries a fine up to $500 and/or up to 60 days in jail, each day a separate offense, plus possible abatement, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits.
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