A sharp increase in Sarasota's short-term rental properties can have a serious negative impact on affordable housing, accoriding to policy experts. Pictured are waterfront homes on N. Washington Dr.

Sarasota, Florida, has become a popular place to live, and with good reason. The city offers beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, vibrant arts, and warm weather year-round. But affordable housing in Sarasota ...

Rent in Sarasota continued to trend downward in August, bringing the median rent price in the city to $1,386. Rent is down nearly 6% compared with the same month in 2024 and is down 1.1% from July.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Vacation rental regulations have been a topic in Sarasota city commission meetings for years now. This week, city leaders advanced plans to expand an existing ordinance ...

On July 21, 2025, the Sarasota City Commission unanimously adopted Ordinance 25-5560, amending Chapter 34.5 of the City Code governing vacation rentals (the Vacation Rental Ordinance). The new ...

Sarasota resident Charlene Brusoe said at least four homes on her street in the last couple of years have become or will be vacation rentals. Her neighborhood, Bellevue Terrace, is about 15 minutes ...

Following the City of Sarasota commission’s adoption of an ordinance last May requiring vacation rental registration in the residential neighborhoods within the Coastal Island Overlay District, city ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Renters who might need some help in Sarasota County can start applying for assistance Wednesday. Anyone who lives in Sarasota County and has been impacted financially by COVID-19 can ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — The Sarasota County Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has distributed more than $5 million in rental and utility assistance to community members impacted by COVID-19, ...

Noise, traffic and changes to community character are the topics that tend to dominate recent debates about the area’s booming increase in short-term vacation rentals. But Cicely Hodges at the Florida ...