--- title: "Short-Term Rental Management in Tampa, FL | Florida Hosts" description: "Short-Term Rental Management in Tampa, FL — for owners across Hillsborough County. Get a free projection for your property." url: https://floridahosts.com/services/short-term-rental-management/tampa/ --- ![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 · Tampa # Short-Term Rental Management in Tampa, 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). Tampa, FL ## Why Tampa — and what it means for your property Tampa rentals serve cruise passengers at Port Tampa Bay, families heading to Busch Gardens, and the doctors, nurses and patients who come to Tampa General, Moffitt and USF Health. Tampa sits in **Hillsborough 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 Tampa - Three cruise terminals at Port Tampa Bay, minutes from Channelside - Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt Cancer Center drive medical stays - Ybor City is a designated National Historic Landmark District - Hillsborough County's 6% tourist development tax, paid to the county - Short, mid-term and long-term rental management under one team ## How short-term rental management works in Tampa ### 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 Tampa specifically Short-term rental management in Tampa runs under the state framework rather than a city program: every vacation rental needs a DBPR Division of Hotels and Restaurants license under §509.241, and when we searched the City of Tampa Code of Ordinances in October 2026 it had no vacation rental registration chapter. Condo declarations and HOA covenants can still limit a Tampa listing, so we read them before a home goes live. Taxes are split two ways. Florida's 6% sales tax goes to the Department of Revenue, while Hillsborough County's 6% tourist development tax is county-collected according to DOR form DR-15TDT (R. 10/26), so it is filed with Hillsborough County. Demand follows the calendar of Port Tampa Bay's three cruise terminals near Channelside, the University of South Florida, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. We schedule cleaning crews around the port's embarkation and disembarkation days. Want the whole property handled, not just short-term rental management? [Tampa property management](/tampa/) 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 · Tampa ## What could your Tampa property earn? Send us the address and we'll come back with real numbers for it, using actual Tampa 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 Tampa ## 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 Tampa questions ## Owning and renting in Tampa Is Airbnb legal in Tampa? Yes, subject to state and county rules. Florida requires a vacation rental license from the DBPR Division of Hotels and Restaurants (§509.241), and the City of Tampa Code of Ordinances published on Municode had no vacation rental registration chapter when we checked in October 2026. Zoning, condo and HOA rules still apply by address, so we check each property before it is listed. What taxes apply to short-term rentals in Tampa? Stays of six months or less owe Florida's 6% sales tax (§212.03) plus any applicable county discretionary sales surtax, and Hillsborough County's 6% tourist development tax (DOR form DR-15TDT, R. 10/26). DR-15TDT lists Hillsborough as a county-collected tax, so it is filed with the county, not the Department of Revenue. Do travel nurses and medical guests rent in Tampa? Tampa General Hospital is a Level I trauma center and Moffitt Cancer Center's Magnolia campus sits on the University of South Florida campus, so medical staff and patient families look for furnished stays. Those bookings often run a month or longer, which is why we manage mid-term rentals here as well as nightly ones. ## Other services in Tampa - [Airbnb Management in Tampa](/services/airbnb-management/tampa/) - [Mid-Term Rental Management in Tampa](/services/mid-term-rental-management/tampa/) - [Long-Term Rental Management](/services/long-term-rental-management/) - [Short-term rental management in Tampa](/tampa/) ## Short-Term Rental Management nearby [West Palm Beach](/services/short-term-rental-management/west-palm-beach/) [Cape Coral](/services/short-term-rental-management/cape-coral/) [Championsgate](/services/short-term-rental-management/championsgate/) [Clearwater Beach](/services/short-term-rental-management/clearwater-beach/) [Cocoa Beach](/services/short-term-rental-management/cocoa-beach/) [Davenport](/services/short-term-rental-management/davenport/) [Daytona Beach](/services/short-term-rental-management/daytona-beach/) [Destin](/services/short-term-rental-management/destin/) [Fort Lauderdale](/services/short-term-rental-management/fort-lauderdale/) [Gainesville](/services/short-term-rental-management/gainesville/) [Hollywood](/services/short-term-rental-management/hollywood/) [Islamorada](/services/short-term-rental-management/islamorada/) ## Get a free projection for your Tampa property No obligation, no pressure — just the numbers, from a local team that manages here. 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