--- title: "Long-Term Rental Management in Key West, FL | Florida Hosts" description: "Long-Term Rental Management in Key West, FL — for owners across Monroe County. Get a free projection for your property." url: https://floridahosts.com/services/long-term-rental-management/key-west/ --- ![A house key on a house-shaped keyring handed over at the start of a lease](/images/long-term-rental-management-keys.webp) Annual leases · tenant placement · rent collection · Key West # Long-Term Rental Management in Key West, FL Annual leases handled end to end — marketing the home, screening tenants, the lease, rent collection, maintenance and inspections — with licensed brokers for the leasing. 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). Key West, FL ## Why Key West — and what it means for your property In Key West, nightly and weekly stays are legal only at homes holding a city transient license. We manage licensed vacation rentals, and rent every other home by the month or year. Key West sits in **Monroe County**, which sets much of the regulatory and tax picture for property here. We track those rules per address rather than per city, because they rarely stop neatly at a city line. ### What stands out about Key West - City transient business tax receipt required for any stay under 30 days or one calendar month - Licensed homes display a city medallion and pass a fire marshal inspection - Rentals of a month or longer need no transient license - Monroe County's 5% tourist tax is filed with the county Tax Collector - Old Town, the Truman Annex and Fort Zachary Taylor ## How long-term rental management works in Key West ### What long-term rental property management covers Long-term rental management is everything between “this house should be rented” and a monthly deposit in your account: pricing the rent, marketing the home, screening applicants, the lease, collecting rent, maintenance, inspections and renewals. Leasing is done with licensed brokers, and maintenance by our own staff — the same people who look after our short-term homes across Florida. ### Finding the right tenant A good tenant is worth more than a few dollars of rent. We price the home against comparable rentals nearby, market it, show it, and screen every applicant before a lease is offered — then walk you through the lease before it is signed. ### What long-term rental management looks like in Key West specifically Annual rentals in Key West need their own city license. The business tax schedule in City Code §66-109 lists a separate non-transient residential rental receipt, charged per unit, and the Monroe County Tax Collector says every rental property needs a county local business tax regardless of how long it is rented. Leases of more than six months are outside the state sales tax on transient rentals and the county tourist tax, which only apply to rentals of six months or less under §212.03 and §125.0104. The leasing itself is handled by licensed brokers, and we manage the home, the tenant relationship and both business tax receipts. Want the whole property handled, not just long-term rental management? [Key West property management](/key-west/) covers short-term, long-term and everything between — one team, one point of contact. [Full long-term rental management details](/services/long-term-rental-management/) Free projection · Key West ## What could your Key West property earn? Send us the address and we'll come back with real numbers for it, using actual Key West data — from a person on our team, within one business day. Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) Included in Key West ## One rate. The whole service. Quoted for your property, in writing, before you sign anything. - Rental pricing based on comparable homes nearby - Marketing and showings - Tenant screening - Lease preparation and signing with licensed brokers - Security deposit handled the way Florida law requires - Rent collection and owner payouts - Maintenance by our own staff - Move-in, periodic and move-out inspections - Lease renewals and tenant communication - Monthly owner statements Key West questions ## Owning and renting in Key West Is Airbnb legal in Key West? Only at a property that holds a City of Key West transient business tax receipt. City Code §18-601 makes it unlawful to lease a residential property for less than 30 days or one calendar month without one, and says a state or county license alone is not enough. Advertising an unlicensed home for short stays is itself evidence of a violation under §18-602. Can I get a new transient license for my Key West home? Generally not. The city's zoning code (§122-1371) states that owners who never put their homes to transient use no longer have the opportunity to do so under the rate of growth ordinance, and the transfer rules in §122-1336 do not create new transient units. An existing transient license can pass to a buyer when the home is sold, for a fee of 10% of the annual license tax. Can I rent my Key West home by the month? Yes. A lease of 30 days or one calendar month or longer falls outside the transient license requirement in §18-601. The city still requires a non-transient residential rental business tax receipt (§66-109), and stays of six months or less still owe sales tax and the county tourist tax. The code also bars long leases written to get around the transient rules. ## Other services in Key West - [Mid-Term Rental Management in Key West](/services/mid-term-rental-management/key-west/) - [Short-Term Rental Management in Key West](/services/short-term-rental-management/key-west/) - [Airbnb Management in Key West](/services/airbnb-management/key-west/) - [Short-term rental management in Key West](/key-west/) ## Long-Term Rental Management nearby [Cape Coral](/services/long-term-rental-management/cape-coral/) [Coral Gables](/services/long-term-rental-management/coral-gables/) [Destin](/services/long-term-rental-management/destin/) [Miami Beach](/services/long-term-rental-management/miami-beach/) [West Palm Beach](/services/long-term-rental-management/west-palm-beach/) ## Get a free projection for your Key West property No obligation, no pressure — just the numbers, from a local team that manages here. 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