The 7 month minimum still stands. You can blame the British tourists for that... previously they would come and rent an apartment for a month or two at a great savings rather than a hotel. The resorts didn't like it and neither did the state sales tax coffers. Apartments prefer to get you in a 12-15 month lease because it reduces their turn costs. I haven't seen anything less than 8 months, and be aware that they usually charge you a monthly premium in the hundreds of dollars for short leases. At the end of your lease term, usually your options are to vacate, sign a new lease, or continue month to month at an even higher rate (no lodging tax on continuing month to month because you've already satisfied the minimum time period). Most of the big apartment companies or house property management companies stay above the table with those terms. There are however a lot of people who rent out extra bedrooms in their houses without the red tape. These are hit and miss whether it's creepers or not. And actually a lot of people live (for years sometimes) in "motels" with weekly or monthly rates. These are not nice places.