Monroe County housing permit

[Mason Gierke]

I recently recieved an email from the people I was supposed to be renting a house from for a week in July on Duck Key stating that she can no longer rent to me because the county told her she has to cancel all reservations that are less than 28 days and they must get a special permit. Does this sound right to anyone or am I just getting hosed.

 

[Bob DBF]

Monroe County, FL - Official Website

Could be, the link might help. It could be the special permit cost makes the short term rental unprofitable.

I don't know the keys, but a tourist town near me passed a bunch of regulations to regulate and tax air b&bs the same way they do hotels, and stop them altogether if not in a commercial zoned area, as well as sharing information with the IRS.


Good luck

Bob

 

[Wookie]

I recently recieved an email from the people I was supposed to be renting a house from for a week in July on Duck Key stating that she can no longer rent to me because the county told her she has to cancel all reservations that are less than 28 days and they must get a special permit. Does this sound right to anyone or am I just getting hosed.

Nope, she only has a long term rental permit. The county is really cracking down on people putting their homes in short term rental because of the lack of housing since the hurricane.

It’s a real thing.

The folks on duck key have more problems than that. The developer fudged his condos and permitted them (the permit is called a ROGO) as 2 BR 2 BA, and then built them with a third bedroom. Now, 20 years later, the county is deciding whether to pull the ROGOs or not, which will leave that property without an occupancy permit. Truly a shi*show.

 

[Mason Gierke]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Wookie]

Monroe County, FL - Official Website

Could be, the link might help. It could be the special permit cost makes the short term rental unprofitable.

I don't know the keys, but a tourist town near me passed a bunch of regulations to regulate and tax air b&bs the same way they do hotels, and stop them altogether if not in a commercial zoned area, as well as sharing information with the IRS.


Good luck

Bob

It’s not the cost of the permit, short term
Rental permits just plain don’t exist. If you don’t have one, you won’t get one.

The county have 3 people reading VRBO and AirBNB ads and then checking permits. Then fining the homeowner and AirBNB and VRBO.

 

[Bob DBF]

The county have 3 people reading VRBO and AirBNB ads and then checking permits. Then fining the homeowner and AirBNB and VRBO.

I'm sure that's what will happen in Healdsberg over the long run, they just got started.


Bob