Night Caps: Hollywood vs Pompano Beach

Hollywood does not cap the total number of nights a licensed vacation rental may be rented per year. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) bars cities from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals. Hollywood's grandfathered Chapter 119 program instead defines a vacation rental as any property rented under 30 days more than three times per year, which triggers licensing rather than a usage cap.

Pompano Beach does not cap the number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts cities from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals through any ordinance enacted on or after June 1, 2011, and Pompano Beach's STR ordinance (Ord. 2017-50, codified at Chapter 153) is post-2011 and not grandfathered. There is no annual rental-night cap, no minimum-stay requirement, and no per-stay cap — but registration, occupancy, and tax rules still apply.