Sterling Sands Condos for Sale

HOA & Fees

Because the county records this building at 1994 and it stands well above three stories, Florida's mandatory structural inspection law reaches it. Section 553.899 requires a milestone inspection by December 31 of the year a qualifying condominium building turns thirty, and the statute's transition language moves a building that hit thirty between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024 to a December 31, 2025 first deadline. Two things can shift that arithmetic, and a buyer should ask about both. The statute counts from the certificate of occupancy date rather than from the appraiser's recorded year, and the local enforcement agency is permitted to bring the clock forward to twenty-five years where nearness to salt water warrants it, which is hardly academic for a parcel that runs to the Gulf. Ask the association for the milestone report, the structural integrity reserve study, and what the board resolved to do about each.

Rental Policy

Short-term rentals: allowed. Confirm the current minimum stay and registration with the association.

Destin runs its own short-term rental registration, separate from Okaloosa County's. It must be renewed every year. Sign-up opens January 1. Late fees start after March 31. Another late fee follows after June 1. The city's zoning map places Sterling Sands in one district, and that district decides eligibility. The Sterling Sands declaration has not been checked, so what it lets owners do is unknown. Ask the association for the recorded declaration. Ask the city whether this address is registered.