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Property Management in Treasure Island, FL — Airbnb & Short-Term Rentals
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.
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Full-service management in Treasure Island
Florida Hosts is a full-service Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island and Pinellas County.
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- Tourist dwellings permitted in the RFM-30 and RFH-50 resort districts
- RU-75 single-family homes: more than two turnovers a year presumes tourist use
- City business tax receipts cover rental units
- Sanding Ovations sand-sculpting event on Treasure Island Beach
- Pinellas County's 6% tourist development tax
Explore Treasure Island
Where we manage in and around Treasure Island
Every area, landmark and institution around Treasure Island 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.
ExploreClearwater Beach
Clearwater Beach is part of the City of Clearwater.
ExploreDunedin
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.
ExploreIndian 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.
ExploreMadeira 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.
ExploreSt. Pete Beach
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.
ExploreSt. 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.
ExploreTarpon 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.
ExploreLocal vs. national
The Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island around its own seasons and events, and our own cleaners and maintenance staff look after the homes.
Short-term rental and Airbnb management in Treasure Island
Treasure Island handles short stays through its zoning code rather than a separate registration ordinance. The key term is “tourist dwelling”: a house, duplex or condo that is offered mainly by the day, week, month or season. Where the zoning allows tourist dwellings, nightly and weekly guests are a permitted use. Where it does not, a home is limited to residential renting.
So the first step in property management in Treasure Island is pulling the parcel’s district. A unit in the resort districts can work as a full-time vacation rental. A house in the RU-75 single-family district is better suited to seasonal or annual tenants.
Where guests come from
- Treasure Island Beach. The city promotes its beach and parks, and lists beach weddings and city events among the reasons people visit.
- Sanding Ovations. The city’s news lists the Sanding Ovations sand-sculpting event on Treasure Island Beach in November.
- Treasure Bay Golf & Tennis. The city runs its own golf and tennis facility along with boat ramps and a marina.
- John’s Pass. Neighboring Madeira Beach runs the John’s Pass Boardwalk and the John’s Pass Seafood Festival, both close to the island’s north end.
- Air access. St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport is the nearest airport, and Tampa International is across the bay.
Treasure Island short-term rental rules
The definitions in §68-2 set out how the city tells a tourist dwelling from a residential one. A home used mainly on a daily, weekly, monthly or seasonal basis is a tourist dwelling. If the home is the occupant’s legal domicile, or its occupancy changes fewer than six times in a continuous 12 months, the city presumes it is not. In the RU-75 district, more than two turnovers a year flips the presumption the other way.
The permitted-use lists then decide where tourist dwellings may operate:
- Allowed: the RFM-30 resort medium district (§68-282), the RFH-50 resort high district, and the CG commercial district, which applies the resort-district standards.
- Not listed: the RU-75 single-family district (§68-242) and the RM-15 multifamily district list residential dwellings but not tourist dwellings.
The city’s business tax receipt article covers rental units, including tourist dwellings. The state side is a DBPR license under §509.241.
Taxes on Treasure Island vacation rentals
Guests staying six months or less pay Florida’s 6% sales tax (§212.03) and any applicable county discretionary sales surtax. The Pinellas County tourist development tax is 6%, and the DR-15TDT chart (R. 10/26) shows it is filed with the county rather than the state.
How Florida Hosts manages Treasure Island rentals
In Treasure Island our short-term rental management and Airbnb management run on resort and commercial district units, for 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing.
Owners in RU-75 and RM-15 get the same team for seasonal and annual renting: our own cleaning and maintenance staff, 24/7 guest communication, and licensed broker partners for annual leases. Request a free rental projection and we will send it within one business day.
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The rules
Treasure Island vacation rental rules
Treasure Island's zoning code lists 'dwelling, tourist' as a permitted use in the RFM-30 and RFH-50 resort districts and, as regulated by those districts, in the CG commercial district; the RU-75 and RM-15 permitted-use lists do not include it. A dwelling offered mainly on a daily, weekly, monthly or seasonal basis is a tourist dwelling, with a rebuttable presumption against that status if occupancy changes fewer than six times in 12 months. In RU-75, more than two turnovers in a year creates a presumption that a single-family home is a tourist dwelling.
Sources: Treasure Island Code §68-2 Definitions (Municode) (checked October 2026); Treasure Island Code §68-242, RU-75 uses (Municode) (checked October 2026); Treasure Island Code §68-282, RFM-30 uses (Municode) (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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Common questions
Treasure Island vacation rental management — FAQs
Is Airbnb legal in Treasure Island?
In the right zoning district. Treasure Island's code lists 'dwelling, tourist' as a permitted use in the RFM-30 and RFH-50 resort districts and in the CG commercial district, but not in the RU-75 single-family or RM-15 multifamily districts. A home is a tourist dwelling when it is offered mainly on a daily, weekly, monthly or seasonal basis.
What taxes apply to short-term rentals in Treasure Island?
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), which the county collects.
How does Treasure Island decide whether a home is a tourist dwelling?
The code creates presumptions. A home that is the occupant's legal domicile, or whose occupancy turns over fewer than six times in a continuous 12 months, is presumed not to be a tourist dwelling. In the RU-75 district, a single-family home that turns over more than twice a year is presumed to be one.
Do I need a city business tax receipt?
Treasure Island's business tax receipt article defines a rental unit to include a home, duplex or tourist dwelling used for guest accommodations, and the city's fee schedule lists rental units. We set that up alongside the state license.
Can a single-family home in RU-75 be rented at all?
Yes, as a residential rental with infrequent turnover, such as a seasonal or annual lease. We manage those as mid-term or long-term rentals, with licensed broker partners handling annual leasing.
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