Governor Ron DeSantis stated Friday that Florida counties
are required to individually submit a request to reopen short term rentals
along with an acceptable operational safety plan. DPBR (The Department of
Business and Professional Regulation) posted guidelines to be considered in the
plans at the link below:
Most of the counties in the panhandle of Florida have
already responded with a plan. We have included links to those we have found
online below:
Escambia County, FL:
(Perdido Key, Pensacola Beach)
Plan to Reopen STRs: https://myescambia.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/escambia-county-short-term-vacation-rental-plan-for-secretary-beshears.pdf?sfvrsn=bc8e706c_0%27
Santa Rosa County, FL:
(Gulf Breeze, Navarre Beach)
Plan to Reopen STRs: https://navarrepress.com/plan-submitted-to-reopen-vacation-rentals/
Okaloosa County, FL:
(Santa Rosa Island, Ft. Walton Beach, Destin)
Plan to Reopen STRs: https://files.constantcontact.com/392b0e29201/328be75c-c6f9-4cdf-b688-871bd08c0237.pdf
Walton County, FL:
(Miramar Beach, Sandestin, 30A Area)
Plan to Reopen STRs: https://www.mypanhandle.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/88/2020/05/Walton-Co.pdf
Bay County, FL:
(Laguna Beach, Panama City Beach, Mexico Beach)
Plan to Reopen STRs: http://www.pcbgov.com/Home/Components/News/News/4387/18?fbclid=IwAR19hUQFACFW9YNCC89fwtFAjmpg6KhHac6vVANoMqAZEo9C_96VdCGCkM4
Gulf County, FL:
(Port St. Joe, Cape San Blas)
Plan to Reopen STRs: http://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6500990/File/County%20Government/doc20200325162134.pdf
Franklin County, FL:
(St. Vincent Island, Apalachicola, St. George Island)
Plan to Reopen STRs: https://www.franklincountyflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Letter-DBPR-Short-Term-Rental-Signed.pdf
Many of the plans reference the Center for Disease
Control Guidelines for Disinfecting:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/reopen-guidance.html
We try to be accurate and informative, but the situation
is fluid. We will keep you informed of any updates.
