Sun City Center Property Management

BayTown manages residential rentals across all of Hillsborough County and all of Pasco County. Sun City Center is an age-restricted community in southern Hillsborough County, so renting a home there starts with one question: does the person who will live in it meet the community's age rules? The management should reflect that, not a template.

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.

Sun City Center, between Interstate 75 and U.S. 301

Sun City Center is an unincorporated census-designated place in southern Hillsborough County. The 2020 census counted 30,952 residents. It is bordered by Apollo Beach to the northwest, Balm to the northeast, Wimauma to the east and Ruskin to the west. Interstate 75 forms its northwestern edge, with access from Exit 240, Sun City Center Boulevard (State Road 674); U.S. Route 301 forms its eastern edge, and the Little Manatee River follows its southern edge. Tampa is about 24 miles to the north.

Housing here includes single-family homes, duplexes, townhouses and apartment buildings. The community has its own hospital and several nursing home facilities, about five golf courses, pools in the main clubhouse area and clubs for almost any interest. Golf carts may legally be driven on its streets during daylight hours, and two Hillsborough Area Regional Transit bus lines serve it.

Some amenities are tied to association membership. The privately funded library, for example, is open only to members of the Sun City Center Community Association, Ashton Gardens and Freedom Plaza, and residents of Kings Point can buy a membership. Before you list, find out which association your home belongs to and what a tenant may use.

Leasing your Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center alongside Ruskin, Apollo Beach and Riverview in south Hillsborough. One manager, one phone call, whether the property is a single-family home or a townhouse off Sun City Center Boulevard.

Owner notes for Sun City Center rentals

Age rules come first. Sun City Center is an age-restricted community. Under federal fair-housing rules, housing for older persons must have at least 80 percent of its occupied units occupied by at least one person age 55 or older.

Read your association's documents before you list. They set the exact occupancy rule for your home, who may live there and whether a lease needs association approval. The proposed tenancy has to comply with those rules, in addition to our financial checks and reference verification. 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.

Condos and villas: if the home is a condominium unit, Florida's Condominium Act, Chapter 718, and the condominium's own declaration govern leasing instead. Get the approval steps in writing.

Amenities and membership: some facilities, such as the library, are open only to association members. Find out what your tenant may use and who pays any membership before you set the rent.

Flood and insurance: the Little Manatee River follows Sun City Center's southern edge. 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.

Ask for the free quote

The free management quote tells you what your Sun City Center 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, your association's rules and what the property should rent for.

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: Sun City Center, 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)
• 24 CFR 100.305: housing for older persons, 80 percent occupancy (eCFR)
• Wikipedia: Little Manatee 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?

Related pages

• Request your free management quote
• Property management in Ruskin
• Property management in Apollo Beach
• Hillsborough County property management
• HOA and CDD rentals in Tampa Bay
• What property management costs in Tampa
• Flat fee vs. percentage management

Nearby areas we manage

• Ruskin
• Apollo Beach
• Gibsonton
• Riverview
• All of Hillsborough County
• All areas we manage

Last updated November 11, 2026