Hermitage Condos for Sale

HOA & Fees

The unit numbers run in 100s, 200s and 300s, which hints at three levels, and the level count decides whether the state's milestone statute, section 553.899(3)(a) in the 2026 compilation, reaches Hermitage at all. The roll gives 1983 as the year built, so thirty years passed in 2013; if the statute applies, the first inspection had to happen before December 31, 2024. The roll cannot say whether those levels count as habitable stories under the Florida Building Code, so put that question to the board. Ask for the inspection report, any reserve study, the current budget and the insurance summary before you rely on the building's condition.

Rental Policy

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

Hermitage stands on Santa Rosa Island. There, Okaloosa County's recorded covenants sort much of the land into zones B-1 through B-4. A one-page county summary says B-1 private residential areas bar renting a home to transients. It treats that limit as surviving Florida's 2011 preemption of local vacation rental rules. The covenants also set aside B-2 blocks for apartments and hotels. Whether the Hermitage parcel lies in those plats, and in which zone, has not been checked. Ask county Growth Management to place it. The Hermitage declaration comes next, since it can limit leasing apart from the covenants. Request it from the association.