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Short Term Rental (STR) Zoned Areas
The term zoned for “short term rental” or STR is something that you will read or hear about continuously during your research for a Orlando vacation home, but what exactly does that mean, and how does it affect you as a vacation home buyer?
In Florida, land is designated for use as “zoned” by a county or city. Zoning specifically defines what land uses are allowed for a particular area. There are four main basic categories: residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural.
Most residential property is zoned “residential” (I was up all night researching that), and can be rented out as a “Long Term Rental” (LTR) if the community association permits LTR. In some cases a community may be “Deed Restricted” and may not allow its residents to rent the property long term. Residential property may also be zoned for “Short term rental”.
Short Term Rental
A short term rental is a rental of a property for a period of less than seven months. Over a seven month rental period the rental would be considered a “Long Term Rental”
To operate your vacation home as a “short term rental” property, you must apply for a tourism tax license and a business license from the county that your property resides in.
It’s a simple and inexpensive process which will allow you to operate your property as a “small hotel”.
This license is only granted to an owner whose property qualifies by being in a properly zoned area and is essential to allow you to run your STR business.
Properties that are found to be operating a STR program but are not licensed to do so can be fined up to $250 a day for non-compliance.
Community or Association approval.
In addition to the land being zoned by the county for STR, the individual community must also have been approved by the Community “Home Owners Association” (HOA) for short term rental. You can therefore have a home in a county land area zoned for short term rental but not for the community your property is in. It is important to know if a community allows for STR before you decide to purchase if you intend to rent short term.
In Florida, land is designated for use as “zoned” by a county or city. Zoning specifically defines what land uses are allowed for a particular area. There are four main basic categories: residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural.
Most residential property is zoned “residential” (I was up all night researching that), and can be rented out as a “Long Term Rental” (LTR) if the community association permits LTR. In some cases a community may be “Deed Restricted” and may not allow its residents to rent the property long term. Residential property may also be zoned for “Short term rental”.
Short Term Rental
A short term rental is a rental of a property for a period of less than seven months. Over a seven month rental period the rental would be considered a “Long Term Rental”
To operate your vacation home as a “short term rental” property, you must apply for a tourism tax license and a business license from the county that your property resides in.
It’s a simple and inexpensive process which will allow you to operate your property as a “small hotel”.
This license is only granted to an owner whose property qualifies by being in a properly zoned area and is essential to allow you to run your STR business.
Properties that are found to be operating a STR program but are not licensed to do so can be fined up to $250 a day for non-compliance.
Community or Association approval.
In addition to the land being zoned by the county for STR, the individual community must also have been approved by the Community “Home Owners Association” (HOA) for short term rental. You can therefore have a home in a county land area zoned for short term rental but not for the community your property is in. It is important to know if a community allows for STR before you decide to purchase if you intend to rent short term.
Orlando Area - Short Term Rental Communities
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