--- title: "Short-Term Rental Management in Santa Rosa Beach, FL" description: "Short-Term Rental Management in Santa Rosa Beach, FL — for owners across Walton County. Get a free projection for your property." url: https://floridahosts.com/services/short-term-rental-management/santa-rosa-beach/ --- ![Resort-style pool with palm trees and a tiled-roof gazebo — the kind of vacation rental community we manage in Florida](/images/florida-property-management.webp) Airbnb · Vrbo · vacation rental property management · Santa Rosa Beach # Short-Term Rental Management in Santa Rosa Beach, FL Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com stays priced every night and run by our own local team — the listing, the guests, the cleaning and the repairs — so your Florida home earns without becoming your job. 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). Santa Rosa Beach, FL ## Why Santa Rosa Beach — and what it means for your property Airbnb and short-term rental management along Scenic Highway 30A, from Dune Allen to Seagrove, run to Walton County's short-term vacation rental certificate and its 5% South Walton tourist tax. Santa Rosa Beach sits in **Walton 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 Santa Rosa Beach - Unincorporated Walton County: the county's rental certificate applies to houses - Occupancy set at one guest per 150 square feet of floor area - Grayton Beach, Topsail Hill Preserve, Deer Lake and Eden Gardens state parks - Rare coastal dune lakes behind the beach - 5% tourist development tax in the 32459 ZIP code ## How short-term rental management works in Santa Rosa Beach ### What short-term rental management actually covers Short-term rental management means someone else runs the business your home has become: the listing, the price of every night, every guest message, every turnover, every repair and every statement. Done properly it is a full-time operation — which is exactly why most owners hand it over. We have hosted short-term rentals since 2016 and manage 350+ homes across Florida. Cleaning and maintenance are done by our own staff, not a rotating list of strangers, and guest communication runs around the clock. ### Pricing every night, not once a season Florida demand moves with snowbird season, spring break, school holidays, festivals, race weeks and summer on the Gulf and the Panhandle. A rate set once leaves money behind on the busy nights and empty nights in the quiet weeks. We review your calendar daily and price each night around real demand, the competing homes near you and the events coming up — then check the result in your monthly statement. ### What short-term rental management looks like in Santa Rosa Beach specifically Santa Rosa Beach is unincorporated Walton County, so short-term rentals run under the county’s Land Development Code §1.13.16, adopted by Ordinance 2023-03 on January 24, 2023. A home rented for under 30 days needs an annual Short-Term Vacation Rental Certificate, one per dwelling unit, before it is advertised. Condominiums and multi-family developments under common management are exempt, and homeowners’ associations may elect one community certificate, which the county prices at $227 per property against $300 for an individual registration. The county’s operating standards are specific. Maximum occupancy is one person per 150 square feet of gross floor area; the responsible party must answer around the clock, reach the home within one hour, and check it at least once a week for parking and trash compliance; and leases must be kept for a year after each stay. Homes with three or more occupied floors post an evacuation map beside each upper-floor bedroom door. New homes built for rental use face design rules in the same ordinance, including one parking space per 900 square feet of floor area and shared kitchens and gathering areas so rooms are not rented separately. The county’s registration portal lists a daily fine of $500 plus a late fee for unlicensed rentals. Want the whole property handled, not just short-term rental management? [Santa Rosa Beach property management](/santa-rosa-beach/) covers short-term, long-term and everything between — one team, one point of contact. [Full short-term rental management details](/services/short-term-rental-management/) Free projection · Santa Rosa Beach ## What could your Santa Rosa Beach property earn? Send us the address and we'll come back with real numbers for it, using actual Santa Rosa Beach 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 Santa Rosa Beach ## One rate. The whole service. 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing before you sign — quoted for your property, in writing, before you sign anything. - Listing creation, copywriting and ongoing optimization - Professional photography coordination - Daily, demand-based pricing around Florida seasons and events - 24/7 guest communication and screening - Cleaning and turnovers by our own teams, with a quality check every stay - Linen service and restocking - Maintenance by our own staff — AC, pools, plumbing, repairs - Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com on one synchronized calendar - Review management - State license and local registration check at set-up - Monthly owner statements and payouts Neighbourhoods ## Where we work in Santa Rosa Beach [WaterColor](/santa-rosa-beach/watercolor/) Santa Rosa Beach questions ## Owning and renting in Santa Rosa Beach Is Airbnb legal in Santa Rosa Beach? Yes. Santa Rosa Beach is unincorporated Walton County, and the county's Land Development Code §1.13.16 (Ordinance 2023-03) requires a Short-Term Vacation Rental Certificate, renewed every year, before a house is advertised or rented for stays under 30 days. Condominiums and multi-family buildings under common management are exempt from the certificate, and every vacation rental also needs a Florida DBPR license. Private community covenants can add their own limits. What taxes apply to short-term rentals in Santa Rosa Beach? Stays of six months or less carry Florida's 6% sales tax (§212.03), Walton County's 1% discretionary sales surtax (DR-15DSS, 2026) and Walton County's 5% tourist development tax, which the state's DR-15TDT applies to ZIP code 32459 and the other South Walton ZIP codes. The tourist tax is registered through the Walton County Clerk of Courts & Comptroller. How many guests can stay in a 30A vacation rental? Walton County sets maximum occupancy at one person per 150 square feet of gross floor area, or a lower number agreed during certification. 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