Florida law caps how Safety Harbor can limit vacation rental occupancy: no fewer than two persons per bedroom plus two additional, or more than two per 50 square feet of sleeping area, whichever is greater under FS 509.032(7).
Florida Statute 509.032(7), as amended in 2024, allows local governments to set vacation rental occupancy limits but no less restrictively than two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons in one common area, or two persons per 50 square feet of bedroom area, whichever is greater. Safety Harbor enforces these limits through its business tax receipt program, with operators required to post maximum occupancy inside the rental. Local building, fire, and minimum housing codes also impose habitable space and egress standards that effectively cap how many guests can sleep on a property.
Exceeding posted occupancy limits or violating fire and building code occupancy standards can trigger code enforcement citations, fines, and potential suspension of the business tax receipt.
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