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Short-term rental rules in Lake Placid, FL
How Lake Placid regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- Town levies a general municipal business tax (§ 95-11) reaching any business operating in town, including a whole-home short-term rental
- No STR-specific ordinance anywhere in the code — zoning (Ch. 154) and definitions (Ch. 152) are silent
- no municipal lodging/occupancy tax; the Highlands County tourist-development tax is the county's device, not the Town's
Based on: Town of Lake Placid Code (Municode) — Ch. 154 Zoning; Ch. 152 Definitions; Ch. 33 Taxation; Ch. 95 Licensing
Summary of the rule
A local business tax is levied on firms, persons, or associations engaging in or managing businesses, professions, or occupations within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Town of Lake Placid — reaching a whole-home short-term rental operated as a business. The Town's zoning code (Ch. 154) and definitions (Ch. 152) contain no short-term/transient-rental use device, and the Town levies no municipal lodging or occupancy tax (Ch. 33 covers only public-service and communications taxes).
Last reviewed Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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