Lightning Women's Oxford House

About this Recovery House

Oxford House Lightning — Sober Living in Tampa, Florida

In Tampa, Florida, Oxford House Lightning is a peer-run sober living home serving women. Reported capacity is 12, with 3 reported openings. It sits in Hillsborough County.

Oxford House Lightning — residence information

• Address: 910 Samy Drive, Tampa, FL 33613
• County: Hillsborough
• Resident group: women
• Reported capacity: 12 residents
• Reported vacancies: 3 reported openings
• Interview schedule: Monday at 8:15pm
• Contact: Contact Lauren at (813) 546-4485
• House phone: (813) 373-6038
• Map: View the reported location

At 12 beds it is larger than most of the 320 Oxford Houses listed in Florida. The last report put 9 of those 12 beds in use, leaving 3 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Monday at 8:15pm. Contact Lauren at (813) 546-4485 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

Paying for sober living in Florida

Sober living across Florida averages roughly $205 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. Against that, the median gross rent in Florida is $1,669 a month. Florida Department of Children and Families handles recovery-housing funding for the state.

The Oxford House model and the resident interview

Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are taken on by a house vote, so a listed opening is a reason to call rather than a bed held in anyone's name.

Is sober living regulated in Florida?

No state licence is required to run a recovery residence in Florida. Certification is voluntary and administered by Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR), the NARR affiliate for the state. This home is chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by the state affiliate, so it will not normally be on the certified list. The certified-residence list for Florida is published here. Residents are protected by the federal Fair Housing Act and by Florida Fair Housing Law (Florida Statutes Section 760.23).

Oxford Houses near Tampa, FL

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Waves in Tampa, about 1.6 miles away; Oxford House Calyx in Tampa, about 1.7 miles away; Oxford House Zeno in Tampa, about 2.6 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 13 in Tampa, 17 across Hillsborough County, 320 in Florida. Browse recovery housing in Tampa or sober living across Florida.

Availability was last reported 09/08/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. Confirm both with the house before travelling.