City of Sarasota – Vacation Rental Registration – Deadline 10/31/2024

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City Ordinances 21-5353 and 24-5506 collectively require registration of qualifying vacation rentals within the Coastal Islands Overlay District, as well as all 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-family dwelling units operating as vacation rentals within the Residential Single and Multi-Family Zoning Districts.  These property owners must obtain a vacation rental certificate of registration to advertise or operate as a vacation rental. …

Establishing Florida Domicile for Income and Estate Tax Planning Purposes

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Florida is attractive to residents living in higher tax locales, as one of only seven states without an income tax or state level estate/inheritance tax.  However, establishing Florida domicile is no longer a simple process, as more aggressive tax collection by other states has raised the bar on what steps are required to truly relocate to the Sunshine State.             …

CEO group names attorney to board of directors

Norton Hammersley Announcements

The Gulf Coast CEO Forum named attorney Pete Skokos to its 2020 board of directors. Skokos is a partner at Norton, Hammersley, Lopez and Skokos, where he specializes in real estate, banking and business transactions, according to a press release.