Permitted, with conditions
| Application fee one-time | $500.00 |
| STR permit / registration annual | $500.00 |
| Business licence | not verified |
| Inspection | not verified |
| First-year total | $1,000.00 |
| Permit renewal annual | $350.00 |
| Business licence | not verified |
| Recurring annual | $350.00 |
Combined lodging tax: 13.0% of revenue. Charged on what you earn, so it is not in the totals above.
2 figures are not yet verified against the city (Business licence, Inspection). They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero, so the real first-year cost is higher than shown.
Conditions attached
- The minimum stay requirement for all vacation rentals in the city limits is 7 full days and 7 full nights.
Source: https://www.sarasotafl.gov/Department-Pages/Development-Services/Vacation-Rental-Registration-and-Compliance
Checked 2026-09-23 · Chapter 34.5