Dunedin, FL short-term rental registration
Dunedin allows a vacation rental once the unit is on the city's register and holds a certificate of compliance. Ordinance 24-09 rewrote that registration in June 2024. The responsible party you name must be a natural person, and any change goes to the city clerk within fifteen days.[6]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified October 2, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Dunedin?
Register before you list
What you apply for: Short Term Vacation Rental annual registration
- Seasonal homes
- 2,643
- Housing units
- 21,305
- Residents
- 36,062
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City ruleRegistration required
- City fee$200
- Tax on each stay13%
- Seasonal homes124 per 1,000
Dunedin vacation rental registration
Dunedin requires every vacation rental dwelling unit to be registered with the city and issued a certificate of compliance before anyone may occupy it. Each approved unit is assigned a unique registration number that has to be listed in any advertisement for it. Annual registration costs $200 per dwelling unit. The application asks for the address and zoning district and the owner's details. It names a responsible party with a number answered around the clock. It asks for proof of registration with the Florida Department of Revenue for sales tax and with Pinellas County for tourist development tax. It also asks for a DBPR vacation rental license, a city business tax receipt and proof of general liability insurance. The last piece is proof of passing an initial fire inspection. An incomplete form is rejected outright. The responsible party must live within twenty-five miles and respond to emergency calls within two hours. That person must also keep the property within the occupancy limits set by the Florida Building Code. The standards require one off-street parking space per bedroom. They ban on-street parking and sleeping in vehicles, and set out when trash cans may be put out.[6]
What Dunedin asks of you
A unit must be registered with the city and issued a certificate of compliance before it is used as a vacation rental. Letting anyone occupy it, or offering such rental services, is unlawful otherwise.[6]
Each approved vacation rental dwelling unit is assigned a unique registration number, which must be listed as part of any advertisement for it.[6]
Annual registration costs $200 per dwelling unit, set in Appendix C of the land development code.[6]
The application requires the address and zoning district, plus owner and responsible party details with a number answered around the clock. It requires Department of Revenue and Pinellas County tourist development tax registrations, a DBPR vacation rental license and a city business tax receipt. It also requires general liability insurance and proof of passing an initial fire inspection. An incomplete form is rejected.[6]
The responsible party must be a natural person living within twenty-five miles and must respond to emergency calls within two hours. Any change has to be notified to the city clerk within fifteen days.[6]
The standards require one off-street parking space per bedroom and forbid on-street parking and sleeping in any vehicle. They apply the city's noise limits and set out when solid waste containers may be put out for collection.[6]
What Florida asks wherever you host
These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.
Florida licenses vacation rentals itself. A dwelling license covers houses, townhouses and buildings of up to four units. A condominium or cooperative unit takes a condominium license instead. The license costs $150 plus $10 per rental unit, plus a $10 hospitality education fee.[2]
No Florida city may ban vacation rentals. It may not set how long or how often you rent either. The one exception is a local ordinance already in force on June 1, 2011, which still applies.[1]
State sales tax is due on every rental of six months or less. A bona fide written lease for more than six months of continuous residence is exempt. So is the seventh month onward once a guest has stayed and paid for six.[3]
What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Dunedin
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| Layer | Rate | Remitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Florida state sales tax[3] | 6% | The state revenue department |
| Pinellas County discretionary sales surtax[5] | 1% | The state revenue department |
| Pinellas County Tourist Development Tax[4] | 6% | The county |
| Total on a taxable stay | 13% |
Dunedin makes both tax registrations a condition of registering the rental: the Department of Revenue for sales tax, and Pinellas County for its own 6% tourist development tax.[6]
What the census counts
How much of Dunedin is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 2,643 of Dunedin's 21,305 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That is 124 out of every 1,000. It ranks Dunedin 43rd of the 48 Florida cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 43rd of 48
- Share of housing
- 124 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $396,000
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Dunedin sits among its neighbors
Clearwater, FL
Allowed by zone
6,327 seasonal homes, 104 per 1,000 housing units.
Clearwater short-term rental rulesIndian Rocks Beach, FL
Registration required
851 seasonal homes, 249 per 1,000 housing units.
Indian Rocks Beach short-term rental rulesMadeira Beach, FL
Allowed by zone
1,143 seasonal homes, 286 per 1,000 housing units.
Madeira Beach short-term rental rulesSt. Pete Beach, FL
License required
2,406 seasonal homes, 286 per 1,000 housing units.
St. Pete Beach short-term rental rulesFAQ
Dunedin short-term rental questions
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Sources
- Florida Statutes § 509.032(7), Duties — preemption of vacation rental regulation, The Florida Legislature, read on September 20, 2026
- Guide to Vacation Rentals and Timeshare Projects, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, read on September 20, 2026
- Sales and Use Tax on Rental of Living or Sleeping Accommodations (GT-800034, R. 10/25), Florida Department of Revenue, read on September 20, 2026
- Local Option Transient Rental Tax Rates (DR-15TDT, R. 10/26), Florida Department of Revenue, read on October 2, 2026
- Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026 (DR-15DSS), Florida Department of Revenue, read on September 20, 2026
- Ordinance 24-09, short-term vacation rental registration amendments, City of Dunedin, read on September 20, 2026
This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on October 2, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.
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