Rental management for Port Richey owners: flat $149 a month, taken only from rent collected
Port Richey Property Management
Property management in Port Richey costs a flat $149 a month, charged only from rent collected, so a vacant property pays no management fee. Leasing and renewals are separate one-time fees that Emily explains in your free quote.
BayTown manages residential rentals across all of Hillsborough County and all of Pasco County. Port Richey is a small incorporated city in Pasco County near the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River, and a real share of its area is water. Waterfront and city-limit questions shape owner decisions here, and the management should reflect that, not a template.
Your single point of contact: Emily Brown
One named manager, Emily Brown, is your single point of contact, from pricing and leasing to repairs and the monthly statement. She replies personally, usually right away. Broker of record Antonio Lombardo works in the properties himself.
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Flat $149 a month, taken only from rent collected
The management fee is $149 per month per property, flat, whatever the rent brings in, and never a percentage. It comes out of collected rent only, so no management fee is billed while the property sits empty.
Leasing and renewals are separate one-time fees, and Emily goes through both with you in the free quote, in writing. There is no setup fee, no marketing fee, no inspection fee, and repairs are billed at vendor cost with no markup. No long-term contract either: an owner who leaves gets files, keys and the tenant relationship handed over cleanly.
Request your free quote and you will have every number in front of you before you decide anything.
Port Richey, on the Pithlachascotee River
Port Richey is a suburban city in Pasco County. It had 3,052 residents in 2020. Aaron M. Richey settled near the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River in December 1883 and opened a post office in his home in 1884, and the city was incorporated on May 18, 1925. The Port Richey name is older than New Port Richey's: their post offices date to 1884 and 1915.
The Pithlachascotee, often called the Cotee River, is a blackwater river that flows through downtown New Port Richey and enters the Gulf of Mexico at Miller's Bayou, with a Florida State Canoe Trail along it. Johnny Cash owned a home along the river from 1979 until 2002. Of the city's 2.7 square miles, about 0.6 square miles is water.
Port Richey has its own police and fire departments, ambulance service comes from Pasco County Fire Rescue, and a hospital is within walking distance of the fire department. Gulf View Square, an enclosed shopping mall, is north of the city.
Leasing your Port Richey vacancy
Leasing is handled as a separate one-time fee, distinct from the monthly management fee, and Emily covers it in the free quote. The work itself:
- Pricing from real comparable rentals
- Marketing the vacancy where renters look
- Showings and applications
- Financial checks and reference verification on every applicant
- Lease, move-in and keys
What monthly management covers
Once a tenant is in place, the monthly side is the part you should not have to think about. Urgent after-hours issues for current clients go to a separate 24/7 emergency line, so a Sunday-night problem is not sitting in an inbox until Monday.
- Tenant relations
- Rent collection with a statement every month
- Maintenance and repair coordination at vendor cost
- Scheduled inspections
- Monthly reporting and a 24/7 owner portal
- Market analysis
Your single point of contact
Emily Brown is the lead property manager and your single point of contact. She personally carries the properties she manages and replies personally, usually right away.
Antonio Lombardo is co-founder and broker of record. He works in the properties himself and handles builder-warranty and remediation questions. BayTown is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage, and the office is in the Industrious building at 615 Channelside Drive in Tampa.
Coverage is all of Hillsborough and all of Pasco, which puts Port Richey alongside New Port Richey, Hudson, Trinity and Holiday in Pasco County. One manager, one phone call, whether the property is on the river or near Gulf View Square.
Owner notes for Port Richey rentals
City limits matter. Port Richey is an incorporated city with its own government, police and fire departments. Check whether your address is inside the city limits or in unincorporated Pasco County, because that decides which local government's rules apply.
Waterfront and flood insurance: about 0.6 of the city's 2.7 square miles is water, and the Pithlachascotee River reaches the Gulf of Mexico at Miller's Bayou. Check your address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and ask your insurer whether a landlord policy and a separate flood policy fit the property; flood damage is generally not covered by a standard property policy.
Florida's flood disclosure: Florida law requires the landlord to give the prospective tenant a separate written flood disclosure at or before the signing of a lease of one year or longer. It covers flooding that damaged the home during your ownership, flood insurance claims and flood assistance such as from FEMA, so tell Emily what you know. The form also tells tenants that renters' insurance does not cover flood damage.
Condos and HOAs: if the home is a condominium unit, Florida's Condominium Act, Chapter 718, and the condominium's declaration govern leasing. If it is in a homeowners' association, its governing documents decide whether you may lease and any approval step. Florida Statutes Chapter 720 is the law that governs most homeowners' associations. Approval steps and timing differ by association, so get the process in writing before you list.
Ask for the free quote
The free management quote tells you what your Port Richey property should rent for, based on real comparable rentals, and puts every fee in writing. No obligation, no pressure. If you are weighing a percentage-based manager against a flat fee, run the numbers side by side before you sign anything.
When you are ready, request your free quote and Emily will walk you through the numbers and what the property should rent for.
Asking rents in ZIP codes Zillow labels Port Richey, September 2026
In September 2026 the typical asking rent in ZIP 34668, the one ZIP code Zillow labels Port Richey, was $1,681 a month, with a year-over-year change that rounds to 0.0%, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). Across Pasco County the typical asking rent was $1,985, up 0.1% from September 2025. ZIP codes are grouped by Zillow's area labels, not town limits; these ZIP figures are not a town-wide rent estimate.
| ZIP | Typical asking rent | Change from a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| 34668 | $1,681 | 0.0% |
| Pasco County | $1,985 | +0.1% |
These are asking rents for all home types combined in each ZIP code, not the rent for a specific home. Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed. A change shown as 0.0% can reflect rounding rather than no change. Data month: September 2026. Source files downloaded October 25, 2026. See the Tampa Bay Rental Market Report.
Questions owners ask
What does property management cost in Port Richey?
A flat $149 per month per property, taken only from rent collected, so no management fee is charged while the property is vacant. Leasing and renewals are separate one-time fees that Emily explains in the free quote.
Is my rental inside the city of Port Richey?
Check before you list. Port Richey is an incorporated city with its own government, police and fire departments, so whether an address is inside the city limits or in unincorporated Pasco County decides which local government's rules apply to it.
Does a waterfront Port Richey home need anything special?
Check your address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and ask your insurer about a separate flood policy. Florida requires a separate written flood disclosure to a prospective tenant at or before the signing of a lease of one year or longer, and the form tells tenants that renters' insurance does not cover flood damage.
Do you cover the 34668 ZIP?
Yes. Zillow's ZIP-level rent data labels ZIP 34668 Port Richey, and we serve all of Pasco County, including nearby New Port Richey, Hudson and Holiday.
How do you set the rent on a Port Richey rental?
From real comparable rentals, not a guess. The free quote includes what your specific property should rent for, along with every fee in writing and no obligation.
Who will I actually deal with?
Emily Brown, the lead property manager, is your single point of contact. She carries the properties she manages personally and replies personally, usually right away. Antonio Lombardo, broker of record, handles builder-warranty and remediation questions.
Sources
Local facts on this page come from the sources below. Rent figures are a ZIP-level asking-rent index, not an estimate for any one home.
- Wikipedia: Port Richey, Florida (accessed November 11, 2026)
- Florida Statutes, Chapter 720: Homeowners' Associations
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center (check any address)
- Zillow Observed Rent Index, ZIP level (data month September 2026, downloaded October 25, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Pithlachascotee River (accessed November 11, 2026)
- Florida Statutes, Chapter 718: Condominium Act
- Florida Statutes, section 83.512: flood disclosure to a prospective tenant
- FEMA FloodSmart: does homeowners insurance cover flood damage?
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Last updated November 11, 2026