As Florida’s Republican leaders consider overhauling the state’s property tax system, Gov. Ron DeSantis recently zeroed in on ...

Property owners and a vacation-rental management company have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing him of violating their constitutional rights by shutting down vacation rentals ...

TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, says there's a vacation rental property next to his home and one behind it. Short-term vacation rentals pack many communities across ...

TALLAHASSEE — A persistently contentious debate about regulating vacation rentals has escalated into a clash between two powerful industry groups after the Florida Legislature passed a measure that ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you think short-term vacation rentals are being used solely for vacation and leisure in Northeast Florida — think again. Brooke Prince-Warinsky lives in Jacksonville’s ...

The Florida House and Senate would still have to agree on two slightly different vacation rental bills before the measure becomes law. Florida lawmakers have made progress on regulating short-term ...

Denis Hanks, executive director of the Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals, a statewide association, says Florida has seen a large spike in vacation rental operations since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed travel in the past year as vacationers look for safe settings that will allow them to relax and enjoy beautiful, warm weather. And few places are feeling this change ...

LAKELAND — If one Florida senator gets his way, local governments may soon lose control over one ever-expanding industry: short-term rentals. Florida Senate Bill 522 was filed by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., ...

Florida may be easing its ban on vacation rentals — but New Yorkers need not apply just yet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is allowing counties to submit plans to reopen vacation rentals for ...

Since late March, Florida hotels have been allowed to operate without state restrictions, while rental properties across the street or even in the same building have gathered dust. Gov. Ron DeSantis ...