Today I made an effort to comply with Palm Beach County tax and laws for home sharing rentals.
Part of that requires an application for a Business Tax Receipt. I already have and have paid the Palm Beach County bed tax with my account set up two years ago.
Now, I discovered an addition, the Business Tax Receipt requires an application to my City of Boca Raton and zoning approval. That office told me home sharing and AirBnB is not allowed in the city. I asked for a print out or email of the oridinace that states it is not allowed. The clerk looked for it, could not find it, went to the back office for help. No one in the building and permit and business license office could find the "home sharing not allowed ordinance". According to recent news stories, the County of Palm Beach allows home sharing/AirBnB in all cities - except Boca Raton, which was exempt from the new ruling because Boca Raton restriction was grandfathered in 11 years ago. Show me the ordinance! It is buried in the Boca Raton Muni Code online, and even the city couldn't find it!
I will advise this forum if they do find it. And even if they do allow it, the zoning, health, building inspections could turn my home sharing rental into an exercise in futility.
