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Property Management in Clearwater Beach, FL — Airbnb & Short-Term Rentals
Clearwater Beach is part of the City of Clearwater. Nightly rentals belong in its Tourist District, and any residentially zoned parcel keeps the city's 31-day minimum.
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Full-service management in Clearwater Beach
Florida Hosts is a full-service Clearwater Beach property management company — Airbnb and short-term rental management, plus mid-term and long-term rentals: the listing and photography, nightly pricing, 24/7 guest communication, and cleaning and maintenance by our own staff. Our fee is 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing before you sign. We manage homes across Clearwater Beach and Pinellas County.
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- Governed by the City of Clearwater, not a separate town
- Tourist (T) District planned under the city's Beach by Design plan
- Residential zones: no rentals under 31 days or one calendar month
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium and Sand Key Park nearby
- Grouper Airport Express links the beach to St. Pete-Clearwater International
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Where we manage in and around Clearwater Beach
Every area, landmark and institution around Clearwater Beach has its own demand profile and guest mix. These are the ones we manage into.
Clearwater
Mainland Clearwater has spring training, Morton Plant Hospital and a rebuilt downtown waterfront, but its residential zones require rentals of at least 31 days or one calendar month.
ExploreDunedin
Dunedin keeps rentals under three months out of its residential neighborhoods, so short stays here belong in the tourist, business and downtown districts, and seasonal leases fill the rest.
ExploreIndian Rocks Beach
Indian Rocks Beach allows vacation rentals in its residential districts but requires yearly city registration, inspections, and occupancy caps of 10 guests, or 12 in the CT district.
ExploreMadeira Beach
Madeira Beach bans rentals under six months in R-1 and under three months in R-2, and lists vacation rentals as a permitted use in its R-3 medium-density district near John's Pass.
ExploreSt. Pete Beach
St. Pete Beach writes its rental rules district by district: no transient use in the RU and RLM zones, three short stays a year in RM and Pass-a-Grille, and hotels and resort condos for nightly guests.
ExploreSt. Petersburg
St. Petersburg limits homes to three stays under 30 days a year, so most owners here earn from monthly furnished rentals near the hospitals, the Dalí and the St. Pete Pier.
ExploreTarpon Springs
Tarpon Springs regulates short stays through its zoning code: a tourist home is permitted in the Resort Residential district and a conditional use in the RM and RO districts.
ExploreTreasure Island
Treasure Island allows tourist dwellings in its resort and commercial zoning districts, while its single-family RU-75 and multifamily RM-15 districts do not list them as a permitted use.
ExploreLocal vs. national
The Clearwater Beach advantage: local knowledge at every level
National platforms run algorithms, not relationships — pricing from national datasets, turnovers by whoever is free, and support with no feel for your market. We price Clearwater Beach around its own seasons and events, and our own cleaners and maintenance staff look after the homes.
Short-term rental and Airbnb management in Clearwater Beach
Clearwater Beach is not a separate town. It is part of the City of Clearwater, and every rule on this page comes from the city’s Community Development Code. That matters because the code draws a hard line between two kinds of land: the Tourist (T) District, where overnight accommodations are a planned use, and residentially zoned property, where the minimum rental is 31 days or one calendar month.
A nightly vacation rental has to sit on the Tourist District side of that line. Property management in Clearwater Beach starts with confirming which side of that line a unit sits on, then reading the condo association’s own rental rules, which can be tighter than the city’s.
Where guests come from
- The beach itself. Pinellas County’s Sand Key Park at 1060 Gulf Boulevard carries a Clearwater address and offers beach, boat ramp and picnic facilities.
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The nonprofit aquarium on Windward Passage focuses on the rescue, rehabilitation and release of marine life.
- Spring training. BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater is home to Phillies spring training and the Clearwater Threshers; the Phillies have trained in Clearwater since 1947.
- Concerts downtown. The city’s Coachman Park hosts events at The BayCare Sound, including the Clearwater Jazz Holiday.
- Air access. St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport promotes the Grouper Airport Express between the airport and Clearwater Beach, booked through PSTA.
Clearwater Beach short-term rental rules
The city’s definitions in §8-102 say a residential use on residentially zoned property does not include rentals of less than 31 days or one calendar month, whichever is less. Residentially zoned property means the LDR, LMDR, MDR, MHDR, HDR, Neighborhood Conservation Overlay and MHP districts.
Section 3-919 lists what the city treats as evidence of a short rental in those zones: state transient licensing under chapters 212 or 509, advertising as a vacation rental, overlapping bookings, or using an agent to take reservations. The section dates from Ordinance 7105-03 (2003), before the June 1, 2011 cutoff in §509.032(7)(b).
The Tourist District is where overnight accommodation units are planned, and on Clearwater Beach its development potential follows Beach by Design, the special area plan adopted by Ordinance 6689-01. A unit there still needs a DBPR license under §509.241 and must follow its condo association’s rules.
Taxes on Clearwater Beach vacation rentals
Stays of six months or less owe Florida’s 6% sales tax (§212.03) plus any applicable county discretionary sales surtax. Pinellas County’s tourist development tax is 6% on the DR-15TDT chart (R. 10/26), and the chart lists Pinellas as collecting it directly rather than through the Department of Revenue.
How Florida Hosts manages Clearwater Beach rentals
In Clearwater Beach our short-term rental management covers Tourist District condos with nightly and weekly guests, and our Airbnb management fee is 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing.
Our own cleaning and maintenance teams turn units between guests, and guests reach us 24/7. For homes on residentially zoned parcels we run furnished stays of a month or more, and annual leases go through licensed broker partners. A free rental projection comes back within one business day.
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The rules
Clearwater Beach vacation rental rules
Clearwater Beach falls under the City of Clearwater's Community Development Code. On residentially zoned property (LDR, LMDR, MDR, MHDR, HDR, NC overlay and MHP), a residential use does not include rentals of less than 31 days or one calendar month, and advertising or state transient licensing is treated as evidence of such a rental. Overnight accommodations are planned for the Tourist (T) District, where Clearwater Beach development follows the city's Beach by Design special area plan.
Sources: City of Clearwater Community Development Code §3-919 (Municode) (checked October 2026); City of Clearwater Community Development Code §8-102 Definitions (Municode) (checked October 2026); City of Clearwater Community Development Code §2-801.1, Tourist District (Municode) (checked October 2026)
Rules change, so always confirm the current position for your address — we will tell you exactly what applies.
- In Florida, a home rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for stays of less than 30 consecutive days — or advertised as regularly available for such stays — is a transient public lodging establishment.Fla. Stat. §509.013(4)(a)1 (2026)
- A condominium or cooperative unit, or a house of up to four units, that is a transient public lodging establishment (and not a timeshare) is a "vacation rental" under Florida law.Fla. Stat. §509.242(1)(c) (2026)
- Each public lodging establishment, vacation rentals included, must hold a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).Fla. Stat. §§509.013(1), 509.241(1) (2026)
- A Florida local law may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate how long or how often they are rented — unless that local law was adopted on or before June 1, 2011.Fla. Stat. §509.032(7)(b) (2026)
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Common questions
Clearwater Beach vacation rental management — FAQs
Is Airbnb legal in Clearwater Beach?
It depends on the parcel's zoning. Clearwater Beach is inside the City of Clearwater, whose Community Development Code says a residential use on residentially zoned property does not include rentals of less than 31 days or one calendar month. Overnight accommodations are a use of the Tourist (T) District, where Clearwater Beach development follows the Beach by Design plan. We check the zoning of every unit before listing it.
What taxes apply to short-term rentals in Clearwater Beach?
Florida's 6% sales tax (§212.03), any applicable county discretionary sales surtax, and Pinellas County's 6% tourist development tax (DOR form DR-15TDT, R. 10/26), which the county collects.
Is Clearwater Beach its own city?
No. Clearwater Beach is a neighborhood of the City of Clearwater, so the city's Community Development Code, business tax and code enforcement apply. Pinellas County parks such as Sand Key Park carry Clearwater addresses.
Which residential zones does the 31-day rule cover?
The code lists LDR, LMDR, MDR, MHDR, HDR, the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay and MHP as residentially zoned property. Rentals there must run at least 31 days or one calendar month, whichever is less.
Can you manage a monthly rental on a residential street near the beach?
Yes. Furnished stays of a month or longer fit the residential zones, and we manage them alongside nightly rentals in the Tourist District. Long-term leases are handled with licensed broker partners.
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