Tallahassee, FL Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Unrelated adults allowed
- Two beyond the related family
- Rooming house threshold
- Four or more unrelated occupants
- Guest stay limit
- 30 days within a 90-day period
- Districts barring rooming houses
- RP-1, RP-2, R-1, R-2
- Governing definitions
- LDC 1-2: family; rooming house
Summary
Tallahassee's Land Development Code sets no short-term rental occupancy cap by name, but it defines a family as a related household plus no more than two unrelated people, and treats four or more unrelated renters as a rooming house.
509.032 Duties. - (1) GENERAL. - The division shall carry out all of the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable laws and rules relating to the inspection or regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety, and welfare. The division shall be responsible for ascertaining that an operator licensed under this chapter does not engage in any misleading advertising or unethical practices.
(2) INSPECTION OF PREMISES. - (a) The division has jurisdiction and is responsible for all inspections required by this chapter. The division is responsible for quality assurance. The division shall inspect each licensed public lodging establishment at least biannually
Full Breakdown
The occupancy constraint comes from two definitions in LDC section 1-2. A family is one person, or a group interrelated by blood, marriage or legal adoption, plus no more than two additional unrelated people occupying a dwelling unit as a separate housekeeping unit. Temporary gratuitous guests count as part of the family, and that term covers visits not exceeding 30 days within a 90-day period. Separately, a single-family dwelling or duplex unit rented to four or more people unrelated to each other or to the owner is a rooming house. Rooming houses are not a permitted use in the RP-1, RP-2, R-1 and R-2 districts.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding these limits is a Land Development Code violation. LDC section 1-7 allows a fine of up to $500, imprisonment up to 60 days, or both, and each day a continuing violation lasts is a separate offense.
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