Night Caps: Coral Gables vs Miami Beach

Coral Gables does not impose a per-year night cap because short-term rentals (any term under 6 months) are entirely prohibited in Single-Family Residential districts under Zoning Code Section 4-101. The pre-2011 outright prohibition is grandfathered from the F.S. 509.032(7)(b) preemption that blocks new local duration/frequency limits. In permitted Mixed-Use and Commercial districts, overnight accommodations may operate year-round with no rental-night cap, subject to DBPR licensing.

Miami Beach does not impose an annual night cap, but Sec. 142-1111(a) bans any rental of less than six months and one day in most residential zones (RM-1, RM-PRD, RM-PRD-2, RPS-1, RPS-2, CD-1, RO, RO-3, TH) unless a specific grandfathered exemption applies. The Collins Waterfront Local Historic District exemption requires a minimum seven-night reservation, and no unit may be re-rented more frequently than once every seven days.