Answered by Jonathan Loescher, Mortgage Loan Originator, NMLS# 2621894 · A.I. Certified Agent™ · Tampa Bay / Pinellas · Realtor #SL3546365 · Updated 2026-11-04 · 60 words
Where is Seminole, Florida?
Short Answer
Seminole, Florida is a city in Pinellas County, west of St. Petersburg and inland from the mid-county beaches. It is not Seminole County, which is a different Florida market. Listings on jonathanloescher.com that say Seminole mean the Pinellas city unless the page names another place. Start with the Seminole community guide or the houses for sale in Seminole, FL search.
It depends on your insurer and your house. Every Florida insurer files its rates with the state, and some filings go up while others go down. Your own renewal also moves with your roof age, wind features, and claims. The way to know is to read your renewal and shop the same coverage.
It depends on the zoning. In a 2022 case, a court upheld a code violation against a two-night rental of a South Tampa home zoned RS-60, reading the code to allow only weekly or longer rentals there. Other zones may differ. Check the parcel's zoning with Tampa Planning and Zoning, plus any HOA or condo rules, before you buy.
You port the Save Our Homes assessment difference, not the $25,000 exemption itself. The new county grants a fresh homestead, then DR-501T moves up to $500,000 of the cap. File both by March 1 in the new county.
Generally, a new local rule can't ban them. Section 509.032(7)(b), Florida Statutes, says local laws may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate how long or how often they're rented. But that limit doesn't apply to rules adopted on or before June 1, 2011. Cities can still require registration, inspections, and occupancy and parking limits.
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