Where short-term rentals are allowed in Madeira Beach, FL
Madeira Beach decides whether you can rent short term parcel by parcel, so pull the address up on the city's rental restrictions map first. That map pairs each parcel with its district and the restrictions attached to it.[6]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified October 2, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Madeira Beach?
Your zoning decides
- Seasonal homes
- 1,143
- Housing units
- 4,001
- Residents
- 3,953
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City ruleAllowed by zone
- City feeNone published
- Tax on each stay13%
- Seasonal homes286 per 1,000
Madeira Beach vacation rental zoning
Madeira Beach settles the rental question by district, and publishes the map to prove it. The city runs an interactive zoning and rental restrictions map, plus a separate vacation rental restriction map. The answer for a given parcel is a lookup rather than an interpretation. The code itself names the districts written for transient guests. C-1 is the tourist commercial district, for tourist and commercial facilities of medium intensity. C-3, the retail commercial district, serves permanent and transient residents alike. R-3 is the medium density multifamily district. It provides for both permanent and tourist residential facilities. The R-1 and R-2 residential districts are not built for it. Code enforcement deputies enforce the short-term rental rules alongside health, safety and nuisance matters, so the map is not decorative.[6]
What Madeira Beach asks of you
The city publishes an interactive zoning and rental restrictions map, and a separate vacation rental restriction map. The answer for a given parcel is a lookup rather than an interpretation.[6]
C-1, the tourist commercial district, provides for tourist and commercial facilities of medium intensity.[6]
C-3, the retail commercial district, serves both permanent and transient residents.[6]
R-3, the medium density multifamily district, provides for both permanent and tourist residential facilities. R-1 and R-2 are the residential districts.[6]
Code enforcement deputies enforce compliance with the city's short-term rental rules alongside health, safety and nuisance matters.[7]
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 Madeira Beach
Each layer is set by a different authority, and not all of them are collected by the platform.
| 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% |
Pinellas County sets the same 13% stack from Dunedin to Tierra Verde. The tourist development tax is a county levy, so none of the barrier island cities can undercut or overcharge its neighbors.[4]
What the census counts
How much of Madeira Beach is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 1,143 of Madeira Beach's 4,001 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That is 286 out of every 1,000. It ranks Madeira Beach 21st of the 48 Florida cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 21st of 48
- Share of housing
- 286 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $722,800
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Madeira Beach sits among its neighbors
St. Pete Beach, FL
License required
2,406 seasonal homes, 286 per 1,000 housing units.
St. Pete Beach short-term rental rulesTreasure Island, FL
Allowed by zone
1,781 seasonal homes, 288 per 1,000 housing units.
Treasure Island short-term rental rulesIndian Rocks Beach, FL
Registration required
851 seasonal homes, 249 per 1,000 housing units.
Indian Rocks Beach short-term rental rulesCedar Key, FL
Registration required
225 seasonal homes, 283 per 1,000 housing units.
Cedar Key short-term rental rulesFAQ
Madeira Beach short-term rental questions
How do I check whether my Madeira Beach property can be rented short term?
Which Madeira Beach districts are written for transient guests?
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
- Madeira Beach zoning and rental restrictions interactive map, City of Madeira Beach, read on September 20, 2026
- Code Enforcement, City of Madeira Beach, 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.
Before you list
Free tools for new hosts
Short-term rental agreement generator
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