Miami-Dade County

Operating rules

Primary residence

No

Min stay (nights)

—

Max nights / year

—

Max occupancy

Up to 2 persons per bedroom, plus 2 additional persons per property, up to a maximum of 12 persons, excluding children under 3 years of age.

Zoning-restricted

Yes

Cap on licenses

—

Grandfathering: Fla. Stat. 509.032(7)(b) preempts local prohibition or duration/frequency limits on vacation rentals, but grandfathers ordinances adopted on or before June 1, 2011. Miami-Dade's Sec. 33-28 Certificate-of-Use scheme regulates registration/occupancy/safety rather than duration or frequency, consistent with the preemption. Grandfathered municipal bans/duration limits (e.g., certain Miami Beach and other pre-2011 city ordinances) are separate from county rules.

Zoning: No county-wide zoning prohibition on vacation rentals in unincorporated Miami-Dade; a Certificate of Use is required in all eligible residential categories, with an added owner-residency condition in Estate and Low Density Residential CDMP categories.

• A vacation rental is defined as any dwelling unit or residence rented in whole or in part to a transient occupant for a period of less than 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is less.
• Residency requirement (Responsible Party residing more than six months/year) applies ONLY to properties designated Estate or Low Density Residential on the CDMP Land Use Plan Map; no residency restriction in other land use categories.
• Additional operating conditions: sexual offender/predator screening; pool safety features if children under 6 present; guest register maintained and open to inspection; 24/7 violation-resolution capability.
• County rules apply to the UNINCORPORATED area only; incorporated cities (Miami, Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour, etc.) have their own STR ordinances that may be stricter or grandfathered.

Enforcement

Active enforcement

Yes — Miami-Dade Neighborhood Compliance issues civil citations for operating a vacation rental without a Certificate of Use in the unincorporated area.

Fines

Operating without a Certificate of Use: $100 (1st), $1,000 (2nd within 24 months), $2,500 (3rd within 24 months); post-citation violation fee $231.90 plus double the cost of the CU certificate.

Notes

Enforced by the Miami-Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER) / Neighborhood Compliance. Applies to the unincorporated area only; incorporated municipalities (e.g., Miami, Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour) run separate programs.