Nightly rentals of homesteaded property Archived

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Issue ID:

4679217

Submitted To:

City of St. Petersburg

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Codes Compliance

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Neighborhood:

North East Park Neighborhood Association

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on 15-07-2018

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https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/23101464

This is a homesteaded property that is rented out by the night! I object to paying more in taxes while these owners abuse the homesteaed exemption. Please inforce our laws against this abuse.

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A. Zoning violation

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Kwithers2000 (Registered User)

I don’t know the specifics about this property ... but renting your home nightly while you are away is legal in many cases. There are limits on the total number of nights per year etc. But assuming the owner still lives there more than half the year, then they are still entitled to a homestead exemption regardless of whether they rent it out part of the year. And assuming they pay taxes on those rented nights, it actually helps to keep other taxes down. Personally, the only thing I object to is when they are renting to people who aren’t respectful of the community or throw parties or generate extra street parking etc. :(

15-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Acknowledged Mayor's Action Center 5 (Registered User)

Thank you for reporting this issue to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete. We have forwarded the information you have provided to our Codes Compliance Assistance Department, and they will now inspect the location and take any necessary action. Sincerely, Mayor's Action Center

16-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Codes Compliance 6 (Verified Official)

Update from the Codes Compliance Department: a case has been opened and is being investigated for this reported location. Any further updates or action will be handled by the Codes department. To track the status of this case, or to find contact information for the assigned investigator, click here:

https://actiononline.stpete.org/Click2GovCE/casesearch.html?caseYear=18&caseNumber=18062

or call 727-893-7373 and refer to the above case number.

16-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Codes Compliance 6 (Verified Official)

Codes Compliance 6 assigned this issue to J Corbett

16-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Happy Face (Registered User)

Mind your own business and worry about your property.

19-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
stpetefun (Registered User)

Don't break the city law and I bet he will mind his own business! Not so Happy Face.
Kwithers2000 is wrong if you are talking about the City of St Pete. Renting a home for less than one month is illegal under city code.

20-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Fix it! (Registered User)

Call DBPR Division of Hotels and Restaurants HAPPENING NOW! 866-532-1440

Report and Report - There are transient and non-transient laws that have to be followed when renting out to the public. If there is a homestead on the property report the fraud to pcpao.org.

It is time that everyone takes the appropriate action and report these illegal businesses.

20-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Fix it! (Registered User)

kwithers2000 if a home is homesteaded, the owners cannot rent it out. They have to be residing in their home to get the homestead.

20-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Happy Face (Registered User)

I only have experience on my block. There's along term rental house where the grass is rarely mowed and the house is in disrepair. The renters don't care and neither do the owners. Also, there's a short term rental home that is kept in pristine condition. I'll take short term rentals in my neighborhood over long term any day.

20-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Anonomous (Registered User)

AMEN, Happy Face!!!!!

20-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Anonomous (Registered User)

Short term rentals aren't going away. You're dreaming if you think they are. Ordinance or no ordinance, the genie is already out of the bottle.

20-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Fix it! (Registered User)

I have seen quite a few get shut down, so unless the lawbreaker wants to continue breaking the law and getting fined, these illegal rentals will go away. It's just like people who run stop signs and red lights at some point they will be paying for it and these fines are on their records.

21-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Fix it! (Registered User)

The City of St. Petersburg does go after them.

21-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Fix it! (Registered User)

and homestead definitely will.

21-07-2018 · Flag Flagged
Closed Codes Compliance 4 (Registered User)

The issue that you reported previously has been addressed by the City, and this open work order is now closed. Please feel free to submit future requests to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete, and thanks again!

25-10-2018 · Flag Flagged

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