--- title: "St. Pete Beach Property Management — Airbnb & Short-Term, FL" description: "Property management in St. Pete Beach, FL: Airbnb and short-term rental management that follows the city's district-by-district zoning rules." url: https://floridahosts.com/st-pete-beach/ --- ![Clearwater Beach — dunes, blue umbrellas and the pier on a sunny day](/images/tampa-bay-property-management.webp) St. Pete Beach · Tampa Bay # Property Management in St. Pete Beach, FL — Airbnb & Short-Term Rentals 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. 10,000+ guest reviews since 2016 · [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) · [All areas we serve](/areas-we-serve/) Free rental projection — about a minute Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call [(321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348). What we deliver ## Full-service management in St. Pete Beach Florida Hosts is a full-service St. Pete 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 St. Pete Beach and Pinellas County. [See all services →](/services/) ### Why Florida Hosts in St. Pete Beach - RU-1, RU-2, RLM-1 and RLM-2 homes may not be used for transient occupancy - RM and the Pass-a-Grille overlay: stays under 30 days at most three times a year - Fort De Soto Park's five islands in neighboring Tierra Verde - Temporary lodging in the Community Redevelopment District - Pinellas County's 6% tourist development tax Explore St. Pete Beach ## Where we manage in and around St. Pete Beach Every area, landmark and institution around St. Pete 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. Explore ](/clearwater/)[ ### Clearwater Beach Clearwater Beach is part of the City of Clearwater. Explore ](/clearwater-beach/)[ ### Dunedin 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. Explore ](/dunedin/)[ ### Indian 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. Explore ](/indian-rocks-beach/)[ ### Madeira 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. Explore ](/madeira-beach/)[ ### St. 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. Explore ](/st-petersburg/)[ ### Tarpon 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. Explore ](/tarpon-springs/)[ ### Treasure 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. Explore ](/treasure-island/) Local vs. national ## The St. Pete 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 St. Pete Beach around its own seasons and events, and our own cleaners and maintenance staff look after the homes. 24/7 Guest communication 350+ Florida homes managed 10,000+ Guest reviews since 2016 [Get my free St. Pete Beach projection](/rental-projection/) [or call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) ## Short-term rental and Airbnb management in St. Pete Beach St. Pete Beach is a separate city from St. Petersburg, with its own Land Development Code and its own way of handling rentals. The code does not use a single citywide minimum stay. It sorts every parcel by zoning district, and the district decides whether a house, a duplex or a condo can take short-stay guests at all. That makes property management in St. Pete Beach a zoning job before it is a marketing job. We pull the district for each address, check any condo declaration, and only then decide whether a unit should be a nightly vacation rental, a three-stays-a-year seasonal home, or a monthly furnished rental. ## Where guests come from - **The Gulf beaches.** Pinellas County’s tourism office pictures [St. Pete Beach](https://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/st-pete-beach) as a white-sand shoreline lined with hotels and cabanas, and resorts such as the Sirata and The Saint are part of its lodging base. - **Pass-a-Grille.** The southern end of the city has its own zoning overlay in the code, and Pinellas County’s tourism office promotes [Pass-a-Grille Beach](https://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/st-pete-beach) as a day-trip destination. - **Fort De Soto Park.** Pinellas County’s largest park, [Fort De Soto](https://pinellas.gov/parks/fort-de-soto-park/), covers 1,136 acres across five interconnected islands in neighboring Tierra Verde. - **Downtown St. Petersburg.** The [Dalí Museum](https://thedali.org/) and the [St. Pete Pier](https://stpetepier.org/) are across the bay causeways. - **Air access.** [St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport](https://www.fly2pie.com/) and Tampa International both serve the beach. ## St. Pete Beach short-term rental rules The code’s [definition of transient occupancy](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV2DE_S2.1WOTEPHDE) is occupancy that is temporary, or offered for a term of less than one month more than three times in any consecutive 12-month period. - **RU-1, RU-2, RLM-1 and RLM-2.** The permitted-use sections for these residential districts, such as [§8.2](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV8REDI_S8.2PEPRUSST), say dwellings “shall not be used for transient occupancy.” - **RM district.** Under [§12.2](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV12RMREDI_S12.2PEPRUSST), single-family, two-family and multifamily dwellings may be used for transient occupancy as long as stays of less than 30 days happen no more than three times in any 12-month period on a parcel. - **Pass-a-Grille overlay.** [Section 20.03](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV20PAPAGROVDI_S20.03PEPRUSST) applies the same three-times-a-year limit. - **Temporary lodging.** In the Community Redevelopment District, [§39.6](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV39COREDIGEST_S39.6TELOUSOPOCRELIPR) requires temporary lodging units to be offered for 30 consecutive days or less and licensed like hotels and motels. The RU, RLM and RM limits come from Ordinances 03-7 and 2004-18, adopted before the June 1, 2011 date in [§509.032(7)(b)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.032.html). Any transient rental also needs a DBPR license under [§509.241](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.241.html). ## Taxes on St. Pete Beach vacation rentals Florida charges 6% sales tax on stays of six months or less under [§212.03](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299%2F0212%2FSections%2F0212.03.html), plus any applicable county discretionary sales surtax. Pinellas County’s tourist development tax is 6% according to the Department of Revenue’s [DR-15TDT](https://www.floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/dr15tdt.pdf) (R. 10/26), and it is paid to the county. ## How Florida Hosts manages St. Pete Beach rentals On St. Pete Beach our short-term rental management and Airbnb management focus on units where nightly stays are lawful, at 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing. For RM and Pass-a-Grille homes we plan the year around the three short stays the code allows and fill the rest with monthly guests. Our own cleaners and maintenance techs look after every unit, and guests reach us 24/7. Long-term leases run through licensed broker partners, and a free rental projection arrives within one business day. Free projection · about a minute ## What could your St. Pete Beach property earn? Send us the address and we'll come back with real numbers for it, from a person on our team, within one business day. Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) The rules ## St. Pete Beach vacation rental rules St. Pete Beach's Land Development Code prohibits transient occupancy in the RU-1, RU-2, RLM-1 and RLM-2 residential districts. In the RM district and the Pass-a-Grille overlay, dwellings may be used for transient occupancy only if stays of less than 30 days occur no more than three times in any 12-month period. Transient occupancy means occupancy offered for less than one month more than three times in any consecutive 12 months. Temporary lodging units in the Community Redevelopment District must be offered for 30 consecutive days or less. Sources: [St. Pete Beach Land Development Code §8.2 (RU-1) and §11.2 (RLM-2) (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV8REDI_S8.2PEPRUSST) (checked October 2026); [St. Pete Beach Land Development Code §12.2, RM district (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV12RMREDI_S12.2PEPRUSST) (checked October 2026); [St. Pete Beach Land Development Code §20.03, Pass-a-Grille overlay (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV20PAPAGROVDI_S20.03PEPRUSST) (checked October 2026); [St. Pete Beach Land Development Code §2.1 Definitions (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/st._pete_beach/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CO_DIV2DE_S2.1WOTEPHDE) (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)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.013.html) - 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)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.242.html) - 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)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.241.html) - 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)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.032.html) Tampa Bay ## Nearby areas we manage [Pinellas County overview →](/counties/pinellas-county/) [All areas →](/areas-we-serve/) Common questions ## St. Pete Beach vacation rental management — FAQs Is Airbnb legal in St. Pete Beach? In limited places. The city's Land Development Code bars transient occupancy in the RU-1, RU-2, RLM-1 and RLM-2 residential districts. In the RM district and the Pass-a-Grille overlay, a home may be used for transient occupancy only if stays under 30 days happen no more than three times in any 12-month period. Nightly stays belong in hotels and temporary lodging units in the districts that allow them. What taxes apply to short-term rentals in St. Pete 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), collected by the county. What counts as transient occupancy in St. Pete Beach? The code defines it as occupancy offered or advertised for less than one month more than three times in any consecutive 12-month period. Any stay under a month counts unless it results from the early end of a lease of at least a month or of a month-to-month tenancy. Does St. Pete Beach have a rental registration program? We found no vacation rental registration chapter in the city's codes in October 2026. The zoning limits above are what the city enforces, alongside the state DBPR license. What about monthly or seasonal rentals? Stays of a month or longer are outside the transient-occupancy definition, so they fit residential districts. We manage them as mid-term rentals, and long-term leases go through licensed broker partners. Free projection · about a minute ## Ready to put your St. Pete Beach home to work? A free rental projection built from real comparable listings near you — within one business day. Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) ## Talk to us about your St. Pete Beach 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.