No. Manatee County does not require a short-term rental to be your primary residence, and Florida law forbids local governments from banning non-owner-occupied vacation rentals. Whole-home, investor-owned rentals are permitted under FS 509.032(7)(b).
Florida FS 509.032(7)(b) prohibits any local law from prohibiting vacation rentals or regulating their duration or frequency — a primary-residence-only mandate would effectively ban non-owner-occupied rentals and is therefore not permitted. Manatee County imposes no owner-occupancy or primary-residence condition in the unincorporated area, and the state DBPR license does not require the property to be your home. Investors may operate whole-home vacation rentals. (Some homeowner or condo associations impose private primary-residence or minimum-stay rules by covenant, which are separate from county law.)
None — no primary-residence rule exists to violate. Private HOA/condo covenant restrictions are enforced civilly by the association, not by the county.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Manatee County, FL
Backyard composting is allowed and encouraged in Manatee County for residents' own yard and food waste. No county permit is needed. Piles must be maintained ...
Manatee County, FL
Manatee County has no countywide ban on residential artificial turf; the Land Development Code governs landscaping in development. Synthetic turf typically c...
Manatee County, FL
Manatee County's Land Development Code (Chapter 7) requires native and drought-tolerant plantings in development landscaping. Florida law (FS 373.185) also p...
Manatee County, FL
Rain barrels and cisterns for landscape irrigation are legal and encouraged in Manatee County; SWFWMD and county utilities promote them for conservation. No ...
Manatee County, FL
Manatee County follows Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) restrictions. Under the current Modified Phase III shortage, lawn watering is lim...
Manatee County, FL
Weeds, grass, and undergrowth over 16 inches are a nuisance in unincorporated Manatee County under the Community Improvement / abandoned property provisions....
See how Palmetto's primary-residence-only rule rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.