Tiny home rules in Hollywood, FL — covering tiny houses on wheels (THOWs), park model RVs, and tiny home on foundation builds — determine where they are legal and how they get permitted.
Florida SB 184 (effective July 2025) requires Hollywood to permit at least one ADU per single-family lot, including tiny homes on permanent foundations. Tiny homes on wheels are RVs and cannot be permanent residences. Full Florida Building Code compliance is required. Hollywood sets its own size limits and setback requirements.
Under Florida SB 184, effective July 1, 2025, Hollywood FL must permit at least one ADU per single-family residential lot, which can include tiny homes on permanent foundations. Tiny homes must comply with the full Florida Building Code including wind load, egress, ventilation, and plumbing standards. Tiny homes on wheels are classified as recreational vehicles and cannot be occupied as permanent residences. Hollywood delegates ADU regulations at the municipal level, setting its own size limits, setback requirements, and permitting procedures. Building permits are required for all tiny home installations. Additional parking requirements cannot be imposed under state law for ADUs.
Installing a tiny home without permits is a code violation. Using a tiny home on wheels as a permanent residence violates zoning.
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