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Seminole, FL

In-Law Suites Arranged in Seminole

Seminole treats an attached accessory apartment and a backyard guest house under one rule, so the cottage page covers both.

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62The age at least one parent or grandparent must have reached for the living quarters reduction in Florida Statute 193.703
50%Of a structure's market value, the cost at which 44 CFR 59.1 makes an addition a substantial improvement
16 townsCovered across Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties, each with its own local rules set out on its page
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Who the space is for, whether it needs a kitchen, and the address. With those three answers we can say which city or county rules govern the lot before a contractor draws anything.

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Five short questions about who the space is for and what it needs to hold, then where to reach you. Most people finish in about a minute.

Question 1What are you thinking of building?

Pick the closest. If you are not sure yet, that is exactly what we help sort out.

Question 2Who will live in it?

This matters more than it sounds. In Florida the answer can change the property tax on what you build.

Question 3Does the new space need its own kitchen?

In Florida law a space with its own kitchen, bathroom and bedroom is a second dwelling, and each city and county decides whether one is allowed on your lot.

Question 4Is the house in a flood zone?

In a flood zone, a large enough addition can mean the whole house has to meet today's flood rules. Your insurance declarations page or the county flood map will say.

Question 5When does the space need to be ready?
About you, and the house the space would join

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How can we reach you?

We call to confirm the details before anyone is sent out.

Where is the property?

The contractor match is by property, not by person, so the street line matters.

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Local Context

Why Seminole's in-law page is short

We have kept this page short. Seminole's code covers accessory apartments, garage apartments and guest houses in a single section, with the same 750 square foot cap, separate meters allowed, one unit owner-occupied, and an exemption from density and parking. An attached suite with its own kitchen meets exactly what the Seminole cottage page describes, and a suite without one is an addition to the house.

A quiet Tampa Bay street of single-story ranch houses near a canal
In The Field

What in-law suites involves in Seminole

Floor plan drawings for a small home addition beside a tape measure
A wide doorway with no threshold and a lever door handle
Licensed and insured Florida contractorsVetted local contractors licensed by the State of Florida and insured for the work, who price and contract it themselves
The three rules checked for your addressThe kitchen, the flood line and the county tax rule looked at before any contractor is asked for a number
Told when an addition is not the answerIf a first-floor room or a bathroom change inside the house would do, you hear that before anyone draws a suite
Deciding

Seminole's single accessory unit rule

Tell us whether your parent will have a kitchen. With one, the Seminole cottage page applies word for word; without one, the job is a bedroom and bath addition under the city's building department.

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Local Detail

Seminole's accessory apartment provisions

Seminole permits accessory apartments, garage apartments and guest houses of up to 750 square feet on single-family lots in all residential districts, allows separate utility meters, requires one of the units to be owner-occupied, and exempts ADUs from district density and parking requirements (Sec. 70-891).

Source: City of Seminole (Municode), accessed 2026-09-23

St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, Seminole and Tarpon Springs each operate their own building departments, per the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board's directory updated January 2025.

Source: Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board, accessed 2026-09-23

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Kitchen or not in the Seminole suite?

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The Seminole cottage page

Questions

A Seminole attached suite question

Can an attached Seminole suite have its own meter?

If it is an accessory apartment under the city's code, yes, separate utility meters are allowed. The same section covers garage apartments and guest houses.

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