City staff and the City’s Finance Budget Review Committee reviewed the first three years of the Vacation Rental Registration (VRR) program and recommended the following VRR fees to ensure the fees are sufficient to pay for the operational and administrative costs for the processing and regulating of vacation rentals within the City of Indian Rocks Beach. The fees were adopted via the enclosed City Resolution 2026-16, on September 8, 2026.
Please note beginning October 1, 2026, the City of Indian Rocks Beach Annual Vacation Rental Registration (VRR) fees per unit are as follows:
New/Initial Registration: $600.00
Renewal Registration: $600.00
Late Renewal Registration: $200.00, in addition to above Renewal fee
(considered late if renewal registration occurs after 12 month annual expiration)
Inspection: $150.00
Re-inspection: $ 75.00
The following information regarding short-term rentals is intended to provide the essential information which property owners in the city of Indian Rocks Beach need to know regarding owning and managing short-term properties.
City of IRB Vacation Rental Compliance Press Release
Short Term Rental Ordinance
Resolution 2026-16 Adjusted VRR Fees
Condo Vacation Rental Registration Application
Vacation Rental Registration Application
Vacation Rental Registration Renewal Application
VRR Welcome Book Sample
VRR Codes
Affidavit to Relinquish Property as STR
Affidavit of Exemption for STR
Special Magistrate Hearing Representative Authorization
Registration Change Request
STR Tax Certification
Sec. 18-222. – Exemption for owner occupied vacation rentals.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to owner occupied vacation rentals or property which is designated homestead under the Florida Constitution and Florida law from forced sale under any process of law. Before granting such exemption City staff shall verify that the identified property is afforded status as a homestead for the identified property owner, pursuant to the records maintained by Pinellas County.
Any person desiring to qualify for the exemption herein shall file an affidavit in substantially the following form:
The City of Indian Rocks Beach Commission adopted Short-Term Rental Ordinance (2023-02) on May 9th, 2023. Per the adopted ordinance all vacation rental forms will be released to the public on or before July 14, 2023. The official start date of the new ordinance will be August 1, 2023.
Additionally, if an owner rents a dwelling unit:
- Get required licensing from state for a lodging.
- Register with the Florida Department of Revenue and obtain a certificate for sales and use tax for the purpose of remitting applicable taxes
- Register – request Pinellas County Tax Collector Tourist Development Tax application to collect and pay the 6% Pinellas County Tourist Development Tax. For additional information reach out via phone: 727-464-5007 (Tourist Development Tax department) or the Home – Pinellas County Tax Collector website.
- Schedule a fire inspection with PSFRD
- If an owner rents out a dwelling, they are not permitted to claim Homestead Exemption – If the owner is not permanently residing in the dwelling or it is a rental, vacation home, or vacant, the property owner could be in violation of the homestead exemption regulations and could possibly be subject to multiple years of property taxes as determined by the Property Appraiser’s Office.
- For more information contact the Pinellas County Property Appraiser’s Office at (727) 464-3207 / Hearing Impaired (727) 464-3370 or online.