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Broward County

county Allowed with registration Verified · last verified 2026-07-02

Short-term / vacation rentals are legal in Broward County. Florida preempts local bans and duration/frequency limits (Fla. Stat. 509.032(7)(b)), so the county cannot prohibit STRs. Operators must hold a state DBPR vacation-rental license and register with the Broward County Tourist Development Tax Section to collect and remit the 6% county TDT. Properties in unincorporated Broward (the Broward Municipal Services District) also need a $75 Residential Rental Certificate; as of April 14, 2026 that Landlord Registration Program no longer requires annual renewal. On top of the county TDT, transient rentals of six months or less owe the 6% Florida transient rental sales tax plus a 1% Broward discretionary sales surtax. Airbnb collects/remits the county TDT under agreement; Vrbo hosts generally self-remit. Incorporated cities (e.g., Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach) impose their own STR registration, zoning, and occupancy rules — check the specific city record.

Not legal advice. Last verified 2026-07-02 · sources linked below.

Requirements checklist

  • state DBPR Vacation Rental License (Dwelling or Condominium) Required
    Fee: $170 · Renewal: annual (staggered by DBPR district) · Applies to: Any operator renting an entire dwelling/condo unit for periods of less than 30 days (or 1 calendar month, whichever is less) more than three times in a calendar year, or advertising/holding it out to the public as regularly rented to guests. · official page ↗
  • county Broward County Tourist Development Tax Registration Required
    Fee: $0 · Renewal: none (ongoing account; filing frequency assigned) · Applies to: Any person receiving consideration for the lease or rental of living quarters or accommodations (hotel/motel, apartment, rooming house, mobile home/RV park, condominium, timeshare or single family home) in Broward County for a term of six months or less, unless a booking platform collects and remits the tax under agreement. · official page ↗
  • county Residential Rental Certificate (Broward Municipal Services District / unincorporated only) Required
    Fee: $75 · Renewal: As of April 14, 2026 the Landlord Registration Program no longer requires annual renewal; registration changes must be reported within 30 days. · Applies to: Persons who lease or rent a residential rental unit in the unincorporated Broward Municipal Service District (BMSD); one registration per rental unit that has a separate parcel/folio number. Properties inside incorporated cities are excluded and must contact their city. · official page ↗

Taxes

TaxRateAdministered byAirbnb remitsVrbo remits
Florida State Transient Rental Sales Tax 6% Florida Department of Revenue (DOR) Yes No
Broward County Discretionary Sales Surtax 1% Florida Department of Revenue (DOR) Yes No
Broward County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) 6% Broward County (Records, Taxes and Treasury Division - Tourist Development Tax Section) - self-administered Yes No

Operating rules

Primary residence
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Min stay (nights)
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Max nights / year
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Max occupancy
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Zoning-restricted
No
Cap on licenses
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Grandfathering: Under Fla. Stat. 509.032(7)(b), local ordinances adopted on or before June 1, 2011 are grandfathered and may regulate/prohibit vacation rentals; ordinances adopted after that date may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate rental duration/frequency. Broward County itself does not impose a countywide STR duration/frequency restriction; such rules exist at the municipal level. No pre-2011 Broward County countywide STR prohibition was identified in the sources reviewed.

Zoning: No countywide STR zoning restriction at the Broward County level; zoning limits (if any) are municipal. Unincorporated BMSD properties are governed by county land-development regulations.

  • Florida preempts local governments from prohibiting vacation rentals or regulating their duration or frequency, except for ordinances grandfathered on or before June 1, 2011 (Fla. Stat. 509.032(7)(b)).
  • SB 280 (2024), which would have created a statewide vacation-rental registry, was vetoed by Gov. DeSantis on 2024-06-27 and is not in effect.
  • Broward County has no countywide short-term-rental zoning/occupancy ordinance; zoning and STR operating rules are set by each incorporated municipality. Unincorporated (BMSD) properties fall under county land-development regulations and the residential rental certificate program.
  • The Tourist Development Tax applies to rentals of six months or less.

Enforcement

Active enforcement
moderate
Fines
Broward Municipal Services District (unincorporated) landlord registration is enforced by Code Compliance; failure to obtain the Residential Rental Certificate may result in civil penalties. County Tourist Development Tax non-remittance is subject to state-law interest and penalties under Ch. 212/125, FL Stat. Specific STR-only fine schedules are set by each incorporated city, not the county. No per-day certificate-program fine amount was quoted firsthand from the official page.
Notes
Broward County itself does not run a short-term-rental-specific permitting/enforcement program; enforcement of STR operating rules occurs at the municipal level (e.g., Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach). County-level touchpoints are the 6% Tourist Development Tax registration/remittance and, for unincorporated (BMSD) properties, the residential rental certificate.

Official sources

Informational summary of publicly available sources; not legal advice. Verify against the linked official sources.