Vacation Rentals

Signage Requirements

All vacation rental homes shall post a sign either in the yard or in a window that includes the name and phone number of the Agent/Manager of the property.  If the property is a condo that does not have a window or yard, the sign may be posted on a fence/balcony/railing/door, etc.  Sign shall be easily readable from outside of the home. 

The signage requirement is to enable neighbors, law enforcement or Code Compliance to direct complaints about noise, excessive occupancy and other violations to the Manager.  The vacation rental operator shall provide the sign.  The sign shall also meet the City of Marathon Code conditions, which may be found in Section 107.61, "General Design Requirements" and in general terms limits sign size to 6 square feet per face.

AGENT TRAINING LICENSE OR OWNER TRAINING LICENSE:

If you are overseeing your own property, essentially being the “owner/agent” to your own home, OR you are a new agent who will be managing a property, you will need to complete the agent training before a property license may be issued.  The agent license is separate from the vacation rental property license. Once the training is complete, you will be issued a VRA number.

 Follow these directions to become an agent or owner/agent:

• Visit this PowerPoint as it is the agent training:

https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/codecompliance/page/vacation-rental-training-course

• This is the form that needs to be filled out, notarized, and uploaded in the portal to complete the training:

https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/firerescue/page/vacation-rental-training-certification-form-%E2%80%93-owners-agents-local-contacts

**THIS IS NOT THE SAME FORM FROM THE VR PROPERTY LICENSE APP – THERE ARE 2 SEPARATE FORMS THAT REQUIRE NOTARIZATION. **

•  Please follow this link (login or create an account first) then revisit this link to upload the notarized form to complete your registration:

 https://marathonfl.viewpointcloud.com/categories/1076/record-types/6439

Local 24-Hour Contact

• As of February 2023, if you are an Owner that does not reside within 1-hour of the City of Marathon, your local contact person is also required to register/complete our training.

• Just like an owner, local contacts do not have to pay for registration.

• The purpose is to educate the person on the most current rules and regulations of vacation rentals, and for them to attest they live within the required City Limits.

• Local contacts must create THEIR OWN ACCOUNT on the online portal, input their information, and upload the notarized form.

• Local contacts must renew the training every year.

• If you are a local contact for several properties, you only need to complete the training once per year and this will cover all properties you maintain as the local contact.

TRAINING LICENSE :

If you are 24-hour local contact to a property, you will need to complete the training and register with the City.  The agent license is separate from the vacation rental property license. Once the training is complete, you will be issued a VRA number.

Follow these directions to become the local contact:

Visit this PowerPoint as it is the Vacation Rental Training (for all Owners, Agents, and Local Contacts):
https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/codecompliance/page/vacation-rental-training-course

This is the form that needs to be filled out, notarized, and then uploaded in the portal to complete the training:
https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/firerescue/page/vacation-rental-agenttraining-certification-form

Please follow this link to create an account or login: https://marathonfl.viewpointcloud.com/sign-up

Finally, follow this link to upload your notarized form and complete the registration: https://marathonfl.viewpointcloud.com/categories/1076/record-types/6439