All Forum Posts by: Stephan K.

If they are in FL, do you charge sales tax?

We buy in Clearwater all the time and rent long term.

And the City makes fake bookings and fines owners. There are only a few properties that are grandfathered in.

Also, keep in mind that all leases under six months require DOR registration and sales tax.

Short-Term Residential Rental – CDC Sections 1-104.B & 3-919

• While Clearwater benefits, encourages and celebrates tourism, the city’s Code Compliance Division reminds residential property owners that the city enforces its shortterm rental ordinance. In residential districts, the city doesn’t allow a property owner to lease or rent their property for short-term periods, which is anything less than 31 days or a calendar month. Residential property owners who wish to rent their property can advertise for monthly rentals; they cannot advertise for daily or weekly rentals. 

• A residential use located on a residentially zoned property shall not include rentals for less than 31 days or one calendar month, whichever is less, or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place rented for periods of less than 31 days or one calendar month, whichever is less. A residential use located on residentially zoned property shall not include an interval ownership, a fractional ownership or a timesharing unit.

Short term rentals are almost impossible in Clearwater.

You are pretty far away from the water, close to us.

I never go without insurance on properties, have had too many damages. Storm, Fire, Water, etc.

Ony very few properties in Clearwater are grandfathered in for short term rentals. And the city checks it a lot. 

If it is time to replace it, let me know, I can give you recommendations.

How big is the unit? $5-6k for the A/C sounds expensive.

(There is a shortage of A/Cs on the market right now, so don't replace it now.)

Speak to zoning first.