Tarpon Springs, FL Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Per bedroom
- 2 persons maximum
- Common area allowance
- Plus 2 persons
- Absolute cap
- 10 total occupants
- Authority
- Land Development Code
- Linked rule
- Parking 1 space/3 occupants
Summary
Tourist homes are capped at two persons per bedroom plus two persons in one common area, with an absolute maximum of ten total occupants under the city's Land Development Code.
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. History. - ss. 1, 2, 9, ch. 6952, 1915; RGS 212, 213, 2130; s. 2, ch. 9264, 1923; CGL 245, 246, 3359; ss. 3, 4, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 245, 246; s. 9, ch. 26945, 1951; s. 1, ch. 28129, 1953; ss. 1, 8, ch.
Full Breakdown
The Tarpon Springs occupancy formula limits tourist homes to two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons in a common area, never exceeding ten total occupants regardless of dwelling size. This local cap is enforceable because Florida Statute 509.032 allows occupancy limits that apply equally to similar uses. Listings and house rules should reflect the maximum, including children where the city counts them. Exceeding the cap is a code enforcement violation and can also impact compliance with the off-street parking ratio of one space per three occupants.
Violations & Fines
Hosting more than ten guests, or exceeding two-per-bedroom plus two common-area persons, can result in code enforcement citations and risk loss of tourist home status.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do children count toward the ten-person cap?
Can a four-bedroom home host twelve guests?
Sources & Official References
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