Dade City, FL Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Land Development Code Section 530.21 makes both the management company and the owner of a short-term rental responsible for compliance and holds them jointly and severally responsible for violations of the section. The ordinance's penalty provision adopts the general county-ordinance penalty in Florida Statute 125.69: every person convicted of a violation may be fined up to $500, jailed for up to 60 days, or both, and each act of violation and each day on which a violation occurs is a separate offense. Beyond fines, the Board of County Commissioners may pursue additional remedies including abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits. Grandfather rights granted under Section 1.F may be revoked upon competent substantial evidence that false information was submitted, and the sale of a grandfathered dwelling extinguishes its grandfather rights. Registration fees and fines collected for violations are deposited in a separate county account dedicated to funding additional code-compliance officers.