All Pasco County short-term rentals, transient lodging, and bed-and-breakfasts rented for six months or less are subject to the county's Tourist Development Tax under the Pasco County Code, and operators must register each unit annually and pay a registration fee set by the Board of County Commissioners.
Land Development Code Section 530.21 requires the property owner (and management company, if any) to register each short-term rental unit annually with the county and pay a registration fee established by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. The ordinance further provides that all short-term rentals, transient lodging, and bed-and-breakfasts on which payment is made to rent, lease, let, or use for a period of six months or less are subject to the county's Tourist Development Tax and collections under the Pasco County Code. The county's authority to levy this tax comes from Florida Statute 125.0104, the Local Option Tourist Development Act, which lets any county impose a tourist development tax on the rental or lease of living quarters for a term of six months or less. Operators must also obtain a Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation public lodging license under Chapter 509 and a county occupational/business tax receipt.
Failure to register, pay the registration fee, or remit the Tourist Development Tax is a violation of LDC Section 530.21; under the ordinance a dwelling unit that does not comply may no longer be utilized as a short-term rental. Registration fees and fines are deposited in a separate county account to fund additional code-compliance officers.
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