Palm Beach County Property Management Blog

By Jean Taveras - Friday, October 2, 2026

Renting Out a Home in The Bluffs, Jupiter: Seven Sub-Communities, Seven Rulebooks, and Which Ones Wo...

The Bluffs Owner Guide · Annual Rental Playbook · Jupiter, FLQuick AnswerThe Bluffs is seven associations, not one, and the lease rules differ. The Ridge and River single-family sections allow leases of 90 days or longer, once per year, permit large dogs, and ban trucks, vans, ...

By Jean Taveras - Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Closing a Palm Beach Island House for the Summer: An Estate Care Guide for Seasonal Owners

Palm Beach Island Owner Guide · Closed-House Estate Care · Palm Beach, FL Quick AnswerRoughly 45 percent of housing units in the Town of Palm Beach are not primary residences, and the Town's three-month occupancy rule means most of them sit closed from May through October. The...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, September 28, 2026

Single-Family vs. Condo: Palm Beach County's Two Housing Markets Are Diverging

Palm Beach County Market Report · Real Estate Investor Guide · 2026Quick AnswerPalm Beach County's housing market is really two markets right now. Single-family homes are in a tight seller's market: median price around $700,000, up nearly 12% year over year, with only 3.9 month...

By Jean Taveras - Friday, September 25, 2026

Renting Out Acreage in Jupiter Farms: Wells, Septic, Horses, Work Trucks, and No HOA to Hide Behind

Jupiter Farms Owner Guide · Acreage Rental Playbook · Jupiter, FLQuick AnswerJupiter Farms is unincorporated Palm Beach County with no mandatory HOA, so the landlord sets the lease term and there is no association approval. What replaces the HOA is infrastructure: nearly every ...

By Jean Taveras - Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Admirals Cove Home Watch: A Seasonal Owner's Guide to the Months You Are Not There

Admirals Cove Owner Guide · Seasonal Home Watch & Estate Care · Jupiter, FL Quick AnswerAn Admirals Cove home that sits empty from May to November needs a person inside it at least twice a month, a dock and seawall check after every blow, a contractor plan that works with the ...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, September 21, 2026

Florida Renters: What Actually Changed (and Didn't) in 2026

Florida Renter Guide · Plain-English 2026 Update · Palm Beach CountyQuick AnswerFor Florida renters, three things are genuinely different in 2026: landlords can now send legal notices by email, but only if both parties sign an addendum agreeing to it; leases of a year or longer...

By Jean Taveras - Friday, September 18, 2026

Renting Out a Home in Alton, Palm Beach Gardens: The 12-Month Minimum, the HOA Application, and What...

Alton Owner Guide · Annual Rental Playbook · Palm Beach Gardens, FLQuick AnswerAlton is an annual-rental community, not a seasonal one. In Alton Neighborhood 1, leases may not be shorter than 12 months, only entire homes may be leased, and every adult tenant submits an associat...

By Jean Taveras - Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Jupiter Island Home Watch: What a Closed Estate Needs Between Owner Visits

Jupiter Island Owner Guide · Home Watch & Estate Care Between Visits · Jupiter Island, FL Quick AnswerA closed Jupiter Island estate needs someone inside it on a schedule. The island is a narrow barrier strip, so a shut house faces salt air from both the ocean and the Intracoa...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, September 14, 2026

Florida's Property Tax Amendment: What a Lower Non-Homestead Cap Means for Your Rental Portfolio

Florida Real Estate Investor Guide · November 2026 Ballot Measure · Palm Beach CountyQuick AnswerA constitutional amendment heading to Florida voters in November 2026 would cut the assessed-value growth cap on non-homestead property — which includes every rental property, vac...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, September 7, 2026

The 5-Day Notice Myth: Why Florida's Nonpayment Notice Is Still 3 Days

Palm Beach County Landlord Guide · Correcting the Record · 2026Quick AnswerFlorida's notice period for nonpayment of rent is still 3 business days under Florida Statute 83.56. A bill that would have extended it to 5 days, Senate Bill 716, died in the Senate Judiciary Committee ...