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Rental Business Tax Receipt remains; rental registration was repealed

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Verified on 2026-08-23 — 44 days ago.

Tampa requires owners or agents renting a house, apartment, rooming house, or similar property for private gain to obtain a Business Tax Receipt. The City states that its rental-certificate and rental-property-registration requirement was repealed effective May 4, 2023.

Do not describe Tampa as having a current rental-certificate program. The Business Tax Receipt remains due; verify the exact use and current City tax record.

In effect since 2023-05-04.

Sources

City of Tampa Business Tax — rental property — City business-tax requirements; rental-registration repeal effective May 4, 2023

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