Tallahassee has no local ordinance specifically limiting short-term rental occupancy. Florida Statute §509.032(7) preempts local governments from regulating vacation rental duration or frequency, and the city never enacted STR-specific occupancy rules before the June 1, 2011 grandfathering cutoff.
Florida Statute §509.032(7)(b) bars local governments from prohibiting vacation rentals or regulating their duration, frequency, or occupancy on the basis of rental classification unless an ordinance was adopted before June 1, 2011. Tallahassee enacted no such ordinance; its Land Development Code treats residential rental units uniformly regardless of rental term. DBPR licenses and inspects vacation rentals statewide under Chapter 509. Standard residential occupancy under the Florida Building Code applies (two persons per bedroom plus two additional).
No local fine mechanism exists for STR occupancy violations; state DBPR may suspend or revoke the vacation rental license for code violations.
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