[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

If they're -renting- the properties, then they need to pay tourism tax. You need to get in touch with the county the property is in, to make sure the tourism tax is being paid. If it's not being paid, then the landlord will have a moment with the authorities about it.

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

Right.... and the way they are not enforced and/or are "unevenly" enforced, I think most of us here had some reasonable expectation as to what a 55 plus community actually means. What ever the actual laws/rules are, most of us (?) can see things are changing rapidly and certainly the plan and process for enforcement should all be very well developed before any rules, laws, or deed restrictions are drafted. Seems to me we are very reactionary here. Is it legal to rent in this manner (no lease or long term agreement) and NOT have to charge local sales taxes like hotels and motels ? I honestly don't know, but would seem the owners would be responsible to charge and turn over, such taxes ?

My belief is that most of the properties being rented are through a service like AirBnB, ****, The Villages Hometown Properties, or something like that. I would have thought that these services would help the homeowner/landlord to stay legal. It's certainly possible that I am wrong and rentals aren't through a service or that the service doesn't help the homeowners in this way.