Where short-term rentals are allowed in Ponce Inlet, FL
In Ponce Inlet you can rent short term only if you own a unit in one of ten named condominium properties. Check the town's list of addresses before anything else, because a building left off it cannot be rented short term.[6]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified October 2, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Ponce Inlet?
Your zoning decides
What you apply for: Town of Ponce Inlet rental permit
- Seasonal homes
- 1,169
- Housing units
- 3,196
- Residents
- 3,435
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City ruleAllowed by zone
- City fee$500
- Tax on each stay12.5%
- Seasonal homes366 per 1,000
Ponce Inlet short-term rental rules
Ponce Inlet defines a short-term rental as a rental period of less than twenty-eight consecutive days. It prohibits short-term rental of single-family dwellings anywhere in the town. Only ten condominium properties are zoned to allow it. They are Southpoint at 4453 S. Atlantic Avenue and Towers 1 to 6 at 4525 to 4575 S. Atlantic Avenue. Lighthouse Shores is at 4745, Antigua at 4757 and Martinique at 4767. Owners in those buildings still need a town rental permit, which costs $500 a year in application fees. Add a rental property maintenance inspection between $175 and $325 and, for short-term rentals only, an extra $50 fire inspection. Every permit expires on September 30 and has to be renewed by October 1. Late renewal carries a $100 penalty. A building's own governing documents can restrict rentals further, whatever the town permit says.[6]
What Ponce Inlet asks of you
A short-term rental is a rental period of less than twenty-eight consecutive days. Anything from twenty-eight days is a long-term rental.[6]
Short-term rental of any single-family dwelling is prohibited in Ponce Inlet.[6]
Ten condominium properties are zoned to allow short-term rental: Southpoint, Towers 1 to 6, Lighthouse Shores, Antigua and Martinique, all on South Atlantic Avenue.[6]
The permit application fee is $500 and is assessed annually on every rental, short or long.[7]
The annual rental property maintenance inspection runs from $175 to $325, and short-term rentals pay a further $50 fire inspection fee.[7]
Permits expire on September 30 and must be renewed by October 1. Renewing later carries a $100 penalty, and owners have to tell the department when they stop renting.[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 Ponce Inlet
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| Layer | Rate | Remitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Florida state sales tax[3] | 6% | The state revenue department |
| Volusia County discretionary sales surtax[5] | 0.5% | The state revenue department |
| Volusia County Tourist Development Tax[4] | 6% | The county |
| Total on a taxable stay | 12.5% |
Volusia's surtax is half a point, the lowest on this coast, so a Ponce Inlet stay carries 12.5% against 13% in Pinellas. The county takes its own 6% tourist development tax return.[5]
What the census counts
How much of Ponce Inlet is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 1,169 of Ponce Inlet's 3,196 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That is 366 out of every 1,000. It ranks Ponce Inlet 12th of the 48 Florida cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 12th of 48
- Share of housing
- 366 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $544,300
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Ponce Inlet sits among its neighbors
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Allowed by zone
4,282 seasonal homes, 195 per 1,000 housing units.
New Smyrna Beach short-term rental rulesDaytona Beach, FL
Allowed by zone
3,442 seasonal homes, 82 per 1,000 housing units.
Daytona Beach short-term rental rulesNaples, FL
Allowed by zone
7,707 seasonal homes, 408 per 1,000 housing units.
Naples short-term rental rulesMexico Beach, FL
No city ordinance
467 seasonal homes, 354 per 1,000 housing units.
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Ponce Inlet short-term rental questions
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When do Ponce Inlet rental permits renew?
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
- Rental Properties, allowable locations for short-term rental, Town of Ponce Inlet, read on September 20, 2026
- Rental Permit Information, fees and renewal, Town of Ponce Inlet, 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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