--- title: "Space & Treasure Coast Property Management, Florida" description: "Property management across Space & Treasure Coast, Florida: Airbnb and short-term rental management in Daytona Beach, Cocoa Beach, New Smyrna Beach and more…" url: https://floridahosts.com/florida/space-treasure-coast/ --- ![Cocoa Beach Pier and its thatched-roof deck at dusk](/images/space-coast-property-management.webp) Florida · Space & Treasure Coast # Space & Treasure Coast property management — Airbnb, short-term & long-term rentals This stretch of the Atlantic coast runs from Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach in Volusia County, through Cocoa Beach and Melbourne in Brevard, to Vero Beach, Fort Pierce and Stuart on the Treasure Coast. 10,000+ guest reviews since 2016 · [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) Free rental projection — about a minute Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call [(321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348). About the region ## Owning a rental in Space & Treasure Coast This stretch of the Atlantic coast runs from Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach in Volusia County, through Cocoa Beach and Melbourne in Brevard, to Vero Beach, Fort Pierce and Stuart on the Treasure Coast. Guests come for very different reasons along the way: race weeks and Bike Week at Daytona International Speedway, cruise departures from Port Canaveral, rocket launches watched from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and long winter stays on quieter beaches further south. The rules change just as much. Some cities run vacation rental registration programs, some limit stays under 30 days or six months to named zoning districts, and some have no local ordinance at all beyond the state license. Florida Hosts manages short-term, Airbnb, mid-term and long-term rentals here, and every property starts with a check of the exact city code, the zoning district and the condo or HOA documents before anything is listed. ## Three kinds of local rules Cocoa Beach and Fort Pierce regulate vacation rentals with registration programs. Cocoa Beach requires city registration, annual renewal, an inspection after each renewal and an occupancy cap of two per bedroom plus two or eight in total, whichever is less. Fort Pierce requires an annual rental unit registration from the city clerk, a named manager who answers calls within one hour and listings that show the registration number, occupancy and parking. Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Vero Beach use zoning instead. Daytona Beach permits rentals to transient persons for less than six months by right only in its Tourist and certain redevelopment districts, and Ormond Beach prohibits transient lodging in every residential district. New Smyrna Beach allows stays under 30 days only in districts it lists by name, and Vero Beach lists transient quarters only in certain commercial districts, Downtown and the Cardinal Drive/Ocean Drive overlay. In Melbourne and Stuart we did not find a local vacation rental ordinance, so the Florida DBPR license and the state and county taxes are the baseline, with HOA and condo covenants deciding the rest. ## Tourist taxes by county Every rental of six months or less owes Florida’s 6% sales tax under §212.03, plus any county discretionary sales surtax. On top of that, the Department of Revenue’s DR-15TDT chart lists Volusia County at 6% and Brevard, Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties at 5% each, and all five collect their local tax themselves rather than through the state. Volusia’s 6% is made up of a 3% tourist development tax and a 3% convention development tax. Indian River’s tax is filed with the Clerk of Court; Brevard, Martin and St. Lucie owners register with the county. ## What brings guests to this coast Daytona International Speedway’s 2027 calendar runs from the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA in late January and the DAYTONA 500 on February 21 to Bike Week At DAYTONA in March and the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in late August. Port Canaveral is home to seven cruise lines, and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island sells launch-viewing tickets. Further south, the draws are slower: Ocean Drive and the museums in Vero Beach, the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum and Fort Pierce Inlet State Park on North Hutchinson Island, and boating on the St. Lucie River in Stuart. Universities and hospitals, from Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach to Florida Tech in Melbourne, add visitors, some of whom need furnished stays of a month or more. Cities we manage ## Property management across Space & Treasure Coast Each city has its own rules, seasons and guests. Pick yours for the local detail. [ ### Daytona Beach Airbnb and short-term rental management for Daytona Beach condos and beachside units, built around race weeks at the Speedway and the city's zoning map for transient rentals. Explore ](/daytona-beach/)[ ### Cocoa Beach Airbnb and short-term rental management for Cocoa Beach condos and beach homes, built around the city's registration, inspection and occupancy rules and the Port Canaveral cruise calendar. Explore ](/cocoa-beach/)[ ### New Smyrna Beach Airbnb and short-term rental management for New Smyrna Beach condos and beach homes, matched to the city's map of where stays under 30 days are allowed. Explore ](/new-smyrna-beach/)[ ### Melbourne Airbnb, short-term and mid-term rental management for Melbourne homes and condos, from Eau Gallie and downtown to the neighborhoods near Florida Tech and the airport. Explore ](/melbourne/)[ ### Ormond Beach Airbnb and short-term rental management for Ormond Beach's oceanfront condos, plus long-term leasing for homes in the residential zones where Ormond bars transient lodging. Explore ](/ormond-beach/)[ ### Vero Beach Short-term rental and Airbnb management for Vero Beach properties in the districts where transient stays are allowed, plus seasonal and annual leasing for homes in residential zones. Explore ](/vero-beach/)[ ### Fort Pierce Airbnb and short-term rental management for Fort Pierce homes and Hutchinson Island condos, run to the city's rental unit registration, one-hour response rule and advertising requirements. Explore ](/fort-pierce/)[ ### Stuart Airbnb and short-term rental management for Stuart homes and condos on the St. Lucie River, near downtown and out on Hutchinson Island, plus furnished and annual leasing. Explore ](/stuart/) Free projection · about a minute ## What could your Space & Treasure Coast property earn? Tell us about it and we’ll build a free, comps-based projection — a real person, not an algorithm, back to you within one business day. Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) Counties and tourist taxes ## The counties of Space & Treasure Coast Rentals of six months or less carry Florida's 6% state tax plus the county's tourist development tax. County Tourist development tax Source [Volusia County](/counties/volusia-county/) 6% [Florida DOR, DR-15TDT Local Option Transient Rental Tax Rates (R. 10/26)](https://www.floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/dr15tdt.pdf) [Brevard County](/counties/brevard-county/) 5% [Florida DOR, DR-15TDT Local Option Transient Rental Tax Rates (R. 10/26)](https://www.floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/dr15tdt.pdf) [Indian River County](/counties/indian-river-county/) 5% [Indian River County Clerk of Court — Tourist Development Tax](https://indianriverclerk.com/tourist-development-tax/) [Martin County](/counties/martin-county/) 5% [Martin County Tax Collector — Tourist Development Tax](https://martintaxcollector.com/tourist-development-tax/) [St. Lucie County](/counties/st-lucie-county/) 5% [St. Lucie County Tax Collector — Tourist Development](https://www.tcslc.com/233/Tourist-Development) Common questions ## Space & Treasure Coast property management — FAQs Which Space and Treasure Coast cities require a vacation rental registration? Of the cities we manage in, Cocoa Beach (Chapter 26.5) and Fort Pierce (Chapter 22, Article X) run registration programs with annual renewals. Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Vero Beach control short stays through zoning districts instead, and we did not find a local vacation rental ordinance in Melbourne or Stuart. What are the tourist taxes on this coast? Florida’s 6% sales tax applies to every rental of six months or less. The county rate on top is 6% in Volusia and 5% in Brevard, Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie, according to the Florida DOR’s DR-15TDT chart, and each of those counties collects its own tax. Can I rent my house nightly in Daytona Beach or Ormond Beach? Usually not if it is in a residential district. Daytona Beach permits rentals to transient persons for less than six months by right only in its Tourist and certain redevelopment districts, and Ormond Beach prohibits transient lodging, defined as rentals of less than six months, in all residential districts. Annual leases are the usual route for those homes. Do you manage mid-term and long-term rentals here too? Yes. In New Smyrna Beach and Vero Beach, stays of 30 days or more fall outside the local short-stay restrictions, so furnished monthly rentals are an alternative for homes outside the permitted districts. We also manage annual leases across the region, with licensed brokers handling the leasing. How much does Airbnb management cost on the Space and Treasure Coast? Our short-term and Airbnb management fee is 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing after we review the property and its local rules. A free rental projection comes back within one business day. ## Sources 1. [Florida DOR, DR-15TDT Local Option Transient Rental Tax Rates (R. 10/26)](https://www.floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/dr15tdt.pdf) · October 2026 2. [Florida Statutes §212.03 — transient rentals tax](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299%2F0212%2FSections%2F0212.03.html) · October 2026 3. [Florida Statutes §509.241 — licenses required](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.241.html) · October 2026 4. [City of Cocoa Beach Code, Chapter 26.5 Vacation Rentals (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/cocoa_beach/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH26.5VARE) · October 2026 5. [City of Fort Pierce Code, Ch. 22 Art. X, Short Term and Vacation Rental Regulations (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/fort_pierce/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH22BUBURE_ARTXSHTEVARERE) · October 2026 6. [City of Daytona Beach Land Development Code §5.2, Principal Uses (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/daytona_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=DABELADECO_ART5USST_S5.2PRUS) · October 2026 7. [City of Ormond Beach Land Development Code, District Regulations (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/ormond_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CH2DIGERE_ARTIIDIRE) · October 2026 8. [City of New Smyrna Beach LDR §504.00, District regulations (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/new_smyrna_beach/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIILADERE_ARTVZODI_504.00DIRERE) · October 2026 9. [City of Vero Beach Code §62.22, Principal uses in commercial districts (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/vero_beach/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIILADERE_TITVIZOOR_CH62NODI_ARTIIICODI_S62.22PRUS) · October 2026 10. [Volusia County Code §114-32 — Tourist development tax (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/volusia_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORCOVOVOII_CH114TA_ARTIITODETA_S114-32LECOAD) · October 2026 11. [Indian River County Clerk of Court — Tourist Development Tax](https://indianriverclerk.com/tourist-development-tax/) · October 2026 12. [Daytona International Speedway — event calendar](https://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/) · October 2026 13. [Port Canaveral — Cruise](https://www.portcanaveral.com/cruise) · October 2026 14. [Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex — See a Launch](https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/see-a-launch) · October 2026 ## Talk to us about your Space & Treasure Coast property Get a free rental projection — or call and ask us anything about your home. [Get my free projection](/rental-projection/) [or call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) Free · comps-based · delivered within one business day.