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Florida opens panhandle’s vacation rentals 72 hours before Memorial Day Weekend kick off. See approved short-term rental plans.

Florida opens panhandle’s vacation rentals 72 hours before Memorial Day Weekend kick off. See approved short-term rental plans.
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Amy Hinote
May 19, 2020

Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ office approved the reopening of vacation rentals in panhandle counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin, and Wakulla (county plans below).

“We are happy to see county approvals coming through to reopen vacation rentals,” said Dennis Hanks, executive director, Florida Vacation Rental Management Association (FVRMA). “The panhandle openings are a great start. We are continuing to work with local governments statewide on plans and procedures to get state approvals. With dozens still pending on the governors desk we are hopeful for a pre-holiday announcement of more county reopen plans.”
 

Each of these counties submitted plans that met Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulatons (DBPR) guidelines. These plans included a variety of restrictions and guidelines. For example, Escambia County’s plan says, “Reservations and stays will be allowed from U.S. states with a COVID-19 Case Rate less than 700cases/100K residents as of May 15.”

These restricted states include, Louisiana, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York. 

Other restrictions in county plans prohibit international visitors, and “reservations from COVID-19 hot spots identified by the Governor are to be avoided for the next 30-45 days.”

Additional cleaning and safety guidelines were included. Here are links to the approved short-term rental plans submitted by Florida counties:

  • Walton County Short-term Rental Plan
  • Escambia County Vacation Rental Plan
  • Okaloosa Vacation Rental Plan
  • Santa Rosa Short-term Rental Plan
  • Bay County Vacation Rental Plan
  • Gulf County Vacation Rental Plan
  • Franklin County Vacation Rental Plan
  • Wakulla County Vacation Rental Plan

Vacation rental companies along the northern Gulf Coast are currently taking reservations. 

On the Gulf Coast, Alabama gained a first-mover advantage for first part of the summer while Florida’s vacation rentals were closed. 

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3 Comments

  1. Donna says:
    May 20, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    How does the state define, “Maintain adequate time between the conclusion of a guest stay and the check-in of the next guest stay for appropriate cleaning and sanitation”

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  2. Kristen says:
    May 19, 2020 at 3:38 pm

    This just shows that DeSantis was being obstinate. I’ve read through all the plans, and they’re 99% the same. He could have just used these exact same guidelines and said “x counties can rent starting on May 11 using these guidelines.” Instead, he made everyone wait it out and submit individual plans.

    I’m glad that it’s getting done, but he really has just acted like a jerk about it. And I’m still irritated that hotels and motels don’t have to follow the same guidelines.

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  3. Chris says:
    May 19, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    Outstanding! Very good decision!

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Amy Hinote is the founder and editor-in-chief of VRM Intel Magazine, which provides news, information and resources for the professionally managed vacation rental industry. With a background in finance and over 15 years in the vacation rental industry, Hinote has worked with property management companies, technology companies, intermediaries and investors, and provides insider information about the growing vacation rental industry. She also founded the data company, now known as Key Data Dashboard, which provides aggregated market intelligence and reporting for vacation rental managers. Hinote resides between Alabama's Gulf Coast and Evanston, Illinois.

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