Where short-term rentals are allowed in Treasure Island, FL
Treasure Island does not ask how you describe your property, it counts how often the guests change. More than two changes of occupancy in twelve months in the RU-75 single-family district, or more than six in the RM-15 multi-family district, and the city presumes you are running a tourist dwelling. Advertising the property for rent creates the same presumption on its own. The catch is that tourist dwellings are not permitted in either of those districts; they belong in CG, RFM-30, RFH-50 and the two PR-MU districts, where no occupancy count applies.[6]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified September 20, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Treasure Island?
Your zoning decides
What you apply for: Local Business Tax receipt
- Seasonal homes
- 1,781
- Housing units
- 6,192
- Residents
- 6,553
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City ruleAllowed by zone
- City feeNone published
- Tax on each stay13%
- Seasonal homes288 per 1,000
Treasure Island short-term rental rules
Treasure Island does not ask how you describe a property, it counts how often the guests change. The city presumes a tourist dwelling where the property sits in the RU-75 single-family or RM-15 multi-family district and is publicly offered or advertised for rental, or where it sees more than two changes of occupancy in twelve months in RU-75, or more than six in RM-15. The catch is that tourist dwellings are not permitted by the city code in either of those districts. They are permitted in CG, RFM-30, RFH-50, PR-MU Core and PR-MU Gulf Boulevard, and in those districts no changes-of-occupancy limit applies at all. Anyone who advertises a unit for rent or rents it for payment also files a City of Treasure Island local business tax application and pays an annual tax set by the number of units rented.[6]
What Treasure Island asks of you
The city presumes a property is a tourist dwelling when it sits in RU-75 or RM-15 and is publicly offered or advertised for rental.[6]
The same presumption follows from more than two changes of occupancy in twelve months in RU-75, or more than six in RM-15.[6]
Tourist dwellings are not permitted by the city code in the RU-75 or RM-15 districts.[6]
They are permitted in CG, RFM-30, RFH-50, PR-MU Core and PR-MU Gulf Boulevard, and in those districts there is no restriction on changes of occupancy.[6]
Anyone who advertises a unit for rent, or rents it for payment, must file a City of Treasure Island local business tax application and pay an annual tax set by the number of units rented.[6]
What Florida asks wherever you host
These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.
Florida licenses vacation rentals itself. A house, townhouse or unit in a building of four units or fewer is licensed as a dwelling, a unit in a condominium or cooperative as a condominium, and the licence costs $150 plus $10 per rental unit plus a $10 hospitality education fee.[2]
A city cannot ban vacation rentals, nor regulate how long or how often you rent, unless its ordinance was already on the books on June 1, 2011. Ordinances adopted before that date survive untouched, which is why two neighbouring Florida towns can sit at opposite ends of the scale.[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, and 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 Treasure Island
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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% |
The city states the Pinellas County tourist development tax at 6% on every stay of six months or less, on top of the rental amount received. Pinellas collects it directly.[6]
How short-term rental taxes work for US hostsWhat the census counts
How much of Treasure Island is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 1,781 of Treasure Island's 6,192 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use — 288 out of every 1,000. That ranks Treasure Island 16th of the 33 Florida cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 16th of 33
- Share of housing
- 288 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $621,600
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Treasure Island sits among its neighbors
St. Pete Beach, FL
Registration required
2,406 seasonal homes, 286 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in St. Pete BeachMadeira Beach, FL
Allowed by zone
1,143 seasonal homes, 286 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in Madeira BeachIndian Rocks Beach, FL
Registration required
851 seasonal homes, 249 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in Indian Rocks BeachIndian Shores, FL
No city ordinance
1,315 seasonal homes, 512 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in Indian ShoresFAQ
Treasure Island short-term rental questions
How many times a year can I change guests in a Treasure Island house?
Where are tourist dwellings allowed in Treasure Island?
Does advertising alone put me at risk?
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. 03/25), Florida Department of Revenue, read on September 20, 2026
- Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026 (DR-15DSS), Florida Department of Revenue, read on September 20, 2026
- Short Term Rental Information, Community Development, City of Treasure Island, read on September 20, 2026
This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on September 20, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.
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