State Law is State Law

Dear Marco Residents:  The future of our Island is at stake. Lately, the Rental Owner Community has tried to confuse you and lie to you for their own benefit.  We can start with a recent LTE that stated that Short Term Rentals are Residential Use and not a Business Use.  Below, I have provided wording directly from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, along with references to Florida Statutes (State Law).

Florida law defines “Public lodging establishment" as transient public lodging establishments and non-transient public lodging establishments. [Section 509.013(4), FS] 

Transient public lodging establishment means “any unit, group of units, dwelling, building, or group of buildings within a single complex of buildings which is rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is less, or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests.” 

Vacation Rental: Vacation rentals are transient public lodging establishments defined in s. 509.242(1)(c), FS, as: any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative or any individually or collectively owned single-family, two-family, three-family or four-family house or dwelling unit that is also a transient public lodging establishment, ….

And please, do NOT take my word, OR ANYONE ELSE’S!  Check for yourself at the following website:  WHEN IS A LICENSE REQUIRED (myfloridalicense.com).

Much more information is coming over the next year to keep you informed.