Naples, FL short-term rental rules
In the City of Naples a home may be rented for less than 30 days only three times per calendar year; after that every rental must be 30 days or longer, and advertising sub-30-day stays is prohibited.
Does this apply to you?
Not reviewed · We found no city-issued short-term rental permit or registration program for the City of Naples; the limit is enforced through zoning and code compliance rather than a permit.
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Renting your primary residence
You live there and rent a room, or the whole home while you are away.
Living in the home does not unlock nightly renting. The city's single-family rule is that rental terms must be 30 days or longer, except that three times per calendar year a property may be rented for less than 30 days, and the property may not be advertised as available for sub-30-day stays. Any dwelling rented to guests more than three times a year for periods under 30 days, or advertised that way, meets the code definition of a transient lodging facility, which is not a permitted use in the R1 single-family districts.
Verified 2026-09-05 · City of Naples — Frequently Asked Questions, Code Compliance · City of Naples Code of Ordinances, Sec. 44-8 Definitions (Municode)
What the source says
Rental terms must be 30 days or longer; except that 3 times per calendar year, a property may be rented for less than 30 days.
— City of Naples — Frequently Asked Questions, Code ComplianceA transient lodging facility includes a unit, group of units, dwelling, building, or group of buildings, within a single complex of buildings rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is less; or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests for periods of less than 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is less.
— City of Naples Code of Ordinances, Sec. 44-8 Definitions (Municode)
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Whole-home investment property
You do not live there; the unit is rented short-term full time.
No as a nightly business. An investor-owned house in an R1 district can only be let on 30-day-or-longer terms, with at most three shorter rentals in a calendar year, and cannot be marketed for short stays. The R1-15 district, like the other single-family districts, permits only single-family residences and accessory structures; a transient lodging facility is a separate use allowed in commercial and R3T districts. Monthly and seasonal rentals remain legal and still need a Florida DBPR license if under six months, plus a Collier County Tourist Development Tax account.
Verified 2026-09-05 · City of Naples Code of Ordinances, Sec. 58-142 R1-15 Uses permitted (Municode) · City of Naples — Frequently Asked Questions, Code Compliance
What the source says
In the R1-15 district, no building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered or used, or land or water used, in whole or in part, for other than the following: (1) Single-family residences. (2) Accessory structures which are incidental to and customarily associated with the uses permitted in this district.
— City of Naples Code of Ordinances, Sec. 58-142 R1-15 Uses permitted (Municode)A property may not be advertised as available for less than 30-day rentals.
— City of Naples — Frequently Asked Questions, Code Compliance
- Not reviewed yet
Tenant subletting short-term
You rent the home and want to host guests with landlord consent.
We have not yet reviewed whether a tenant can operate a short-term rental in Naples.
STR Law Map is a reference, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice. Rules change — confirm current requirements with the city before operating.
Which government controls the parcel
This record governs addresses inside the City of Naples city limits in Collier County, Florida — Old Naples, Port Royal, Aqualane Shores, Coquina Sands, the Moorings, Park Shore, Royal Harbor and the downtown districts. It does not govern North Naples, Pelican Bay, Vanderbilt Beach, Golden Gate, Lely, or East Naples, which carry Naples mailing addresses but sit in unincorporated Collier County under the county's own vacation-rental registration ordinance, nor Marco Island (separate city). Check the Collier County Property Appraiser parcel page: if the taxing district is not City of Naples, this record does not apply.
The rules
The City of Naples does not allow a residential home to operate as a nightly vacation rental. Code Compliance states that single-family homes may be rented only on terms of 30 days or longer, with an exception for three rentals of less than 30 days per calendar year, and that a property may not be advertised as available for sub-30-day stays. The city's definition of a transient lodging facility captures any dwelling rented to guests more than three times a year for periods under 30 days, or held out to the public that way, and the R1 single-family districts permit only single-family residences and their accessory structures. This applies equally to owner-occupants and investors.
We found no City of Naples short-term rental registration, permit, or inspection program; the limit is enforced by Code Compliance (239-213-5030) as a zoning matter. Owners who rent for periods under six months still need a Florida DBPR vacation-rental license under Chapter 509, a Florida Department of Revenue sales-tax account, and a Collier County Tourist Development Tax account. We did not review whether the city requires a business tax receipt for monthly or seasonal rentals.
Lodging tax totals 11%: 6% Florida sales tax (Collier County levies no discretionary surtax) plus the 5% Collier County Tourist Development Tax collected by the Collier County Tax Collector. The Tax Collector requires every owner of a short-term accommodation, including every host on online platforms, to register for a TDT account. Airbnb and, since February 1, 2023, Vrbo have collection agreements with the Collier County Tax Collector and remit the TDT on their hosts' bookings; the Tax Collector states that no other platform does, so direct bookings and other platforms must be self-remitted monthly.
The definition of transient lodging facility and the single-family district use lists trace to the 1990 Comprehensive Development Code (carried into the 1994 Code), which predates the June 1, 2011 cutoff in Fla. Stat. § 509.032(7)(b). That lets Naples regulate rental duration and frequency in a way a post-2011 ordinance could not. Violations are handled by Code Compliance and, for after-hours issues, the Naples Police non-emergency line.
Not yet reviewed: rules for condominiums and multifamily buildings inside the city (the city's own short-term rental handout, which we could not retrieve, addresses condominiums separately), tenant-operated rentals, and the business tax receipt requirement for longer rentals. Unincorporated Collier County has a separate registration ordinance and is not covered here.
At a glance
| Governing body | City of Naples (municipality) |
|---|---|
| Permit / license | None found — state DBPR license + Collier TDT account |
| Primary residence | No residence rule — 30-day minimum applies to all |
| Whole-home investor | No — more than three sub-30-day rentals a year makes it a transient lodging facility, not a permitted single-family use |
| Night cap / minimum stay | 30-day minimum, except three rentals per calendar year |
| Lodging tax | 11% (6% state + 0% surtax + 5% Collier TDT; Airbnb and Vrbo remit the TDT) |
State context: Florida short-term rental laws — preemption, the DBPR license, and what cities may still regulate.
Primary sources
- City of Naples — Frequently Asked Questions, Code Compliance
- City of Naples — Short Term Rentals (Code Compliance)
- City of Naples Code of Ordinances, Sec. 44-8 Definitions (Municode)
- City of Naples Code of Ordinances, Ch. 58 Div. 5 R1-15 Residence District (Municode)
- Collier County Tax Collector — Tourist Development Tax
- Collier County Tax Collector — Tourist Tax FAQ
- Florida DOR — 2026 Discretionary Sales Surtax (DR-15DSS)
- Fla. Stat. § 509.032 (vacation-rental preemption)