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Duval County, FL vacation rental rules and taxes

Duval County’s 6% tourist tax brings the total tax on rentals of six months or less to 13.5%. The county has no agreement with any platform, so you file the tourist tax yourself every month, even for Airbnb bookings. Jacksonville has no vacation rental rules; Jacksonville Beach requires a certificate, and Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach ban short stays in residential zoning.

Checked against official sources November 5, 2026
Tourist development tax
6%
Plus 7.5% state sales tax (6% + 1.5% surtax): 13.5% total.Source
Platforms
Don’t file it for you
No agreement with any online rental platform.Source
Filing
Monthly, even with no rentals
Due the 1st, late after the 20th; 10% a month penalty ($50 minimum).Source
DBPR renewal
June 1
District 5. Half-year fee from December 1.Source

What to do

  1. Register for the tourist tax

    Register with the Duval County Tax Collector and file every month the property is available.Source

    Duval tourist tax →

  2. Then your city

    The Beaches have very different rules. Pick your city.

Towns

Full guide

Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach prohibits renting or advertising any home, townhome, duplex, apartment, or condo for less than 90 days in residential zoning. Short-term rental is a listed use only in the CBD and Town Center (TM) districts. The city has been enforcing the rule with fines up to $250 a day.

Full guide

Baldwin

We found no vacation rental registration or rental-length rules in Baldwin’s code. You need the DBPR license and the county tourist tax.

Full guide

Jacksonville

We found no vacation rental registration or rental-length rules in Jacksonville’s code. You need the DBPR license and the county tourist tax.

Full guide

Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach requires a Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration Certificate for each unit ($150), renewed every October 1, with a fire inspection before the first certificate. Occupancy is two per bedroom plus two, never more than 12; parking is one space per four guests, up to four cars; quiet hours are 10 pm to 7 am. Condos and HOA deed-restricted homes are exempt from the program.

Full guide

Neptune Beach

Neptune Beach expressly prohibits short-term rentals (under 28 days, including condos) in its R-1 through R-5 residential districts, treating them as a commercial use. Advertising a stay under 28 days is also a violation.

Sources

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