Airbnb Pinellas County St. Petersburg Florida

[Angelica M Garzon]

Hi everyone!

I am starting an Airbnb In St. Petersburg Florida and received an email from a friend realtor that really worried me. Pretty much, it was a city rules and regulations article that banned short term rentals in Pinellas County.

Does anyone run an Airbnb in St. Pete that can give me some pointers on the required paperwork so I don’t get fined? There are a LOT of listings near my house.

[Dan Maciejewski]

Plenty of people do it, but St Pete doesn't allow it. Treasure Island has areas that do, as does Dunedin, and the entire city of Gulfport just allowed it. Clearwater does not allow STR and actively pursues violators. Clearwater Beach has, IIRC, 33 properties that are grandfathered in, and of course worth their weight in gold.

Pinellas County has 24 incorporated municipalities, and then there's all the unincorporated parts that are governed by County rules. Each city will have its own rules and areas that allow STR and each has to be researched if you want to stay above board. I lean toward the State making the rules the same all over, although I agree with the cities that don't want the STate to tell them how to run their business, too.

In no particular order:

Belleair

North Redington Beach

Belleair Beach

Oldsmar

Belleair Bluffs

Pinellas Park

Belleair Shore

Redington Beach

Clearwater

Redington Shores

Dunedin

Safety Harbor

Gulfport

St. Pete Beach

Indian Rocks Beach

St. Petersburg

Indian Shores

Seminole

Kenneth City

South Pasadena

Largo

Tarpon Springs

Madeira Beach

Treasure Island