Coral Gables, FL

Family day care homes are a permitted use in Coral Gables single-family residential districts under Zoning Code Section 4-101, but operators must obtain a city Business Tax Receipt…

Professional affiliation signs identifying a home-based practice in Coral Gables single-family and multi-family 1-2 districts are capped at 40 square inches and 6 feet tall, with one…

Coral Gables cottage food operations are governed by Florida Statutes Section 500.80, which exempts small-scale home food producers from state licensing if annual gross sales do not…

Coral Gables lets residents run a business from their dwelling as a "Home Office" only under Zoning Code Section 3-207, which caps outside staff, bans commercial signage, and requires…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a home-based business can't require suppliers to visit onsite, only customary deliveries are allowed, and total vehicle trips can't exceed 45%…

City ordinance bars parking a vehicle on any street, right-of-way, sidewalk, or swale for storage or dead storage beyond 24 hours, effectively banning long-term or repeated overnight…

City code bars stopping or parking in front of driveways, on sidewalks, or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and requires parallel curb parking on city streets.

Coral Gables did not set its own maximum charge for a nonconsensual tow off private property. Sec. 74-275 instead requires every wrecker company to comply with F.S. §§ 713.78 and…

Coral Gables limits home parking to a short list of approved paving materials and bans parking on grass, dirt, or any other unlisted surface.

Coral Gables caps freight curb loading zone stops at 20 minutes for delivering or picking up materials, with a one-hour allowance in marked parcel truck zones, under Sec. 74-59.

Coral Gables bans storing wrecked, junked, dismantled or unregistered vehicles on public or private property, with narrow exceptions for licensed businesses and covered vehicles.

Coral Gables bans parking trucks, trailers, and commercial vehicles on any residential property under Zoning Code Section 3-411, with narrow exceptions for garaged vehicles, working…

New multi-family buildings in Coral Gables must reserve 5% of required parking for EV charging stations, provide EV-ready wiring for another 15%, and rough-in EV-capable conduit for a…

Coral Gables designates residential decal parking zones where non-residents crowd out street parking, requiring a paid annual decal to park legally.

Coral Gables bars parking recreational vehicles, trailers, and commercial vehicles on residential property unless fully enclosed in a garage, and confines boats and boat trailers to…

Coral Gables requires owners of pit bulls and related breeds to obtain an annual license from the finance department, keep the dog on a secure leash, and muzzle it in public at all…

Coral Gables requires every unconfined cat to wear a bell and caps households at four adult cats, with violations treated as a public nuisance under the city's animal code.

Keeping any wild animal in Coral Gables is unlawful unless the city manager grants a permit, and the code presumes denial for venomous lizards, big cats, primates, bears, and other…

Beekeeping in Coral Gables is governed by Florida Statute Section 586 and Miami-Dade County regulations. State law preempts local governments from banning beekeeping on residential…

Coral Gables explicitly prohibits feeding pigeons and wildlife under Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances. It is unlawful to feed, keep, maintain, water, or otherwise contribute to…

Coral Gables requires every dog grooming business to hold a local Business Tax Receipt under the city's dedicated "Dog Grooming Service" classification, which caps incidental retail…

The entire city is legally a bird sanctuary, making it unlawful to shoot, trap, kill, or destroy wild birds or their nests anywhere within Coral Gables' limits.

Coral Gables requires every dog off its owner's property to be on a leash no longer than eight feet, with narrow exceptions for hunting dogs, service dogs, and off-leash dog parks.

Coral Gables bans keeping any livestock or domestic fowl, including chickens, ducks, roosters, and peacocks, anywhere in the city, with no permit path for backyard flocks.

Every dog and cat sold in Miami-Dade County must be microchipped before sale, with the seller registering the chip and notifying the County within 48 hours.

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a veterinary or pet hospital is a listed permitted use only in the BU-1A Limited Business District (air-conditioned) and IU-1 industrial zones…

Miami-Dade County requires sterilization of any dog found running at large more than twice, with violations affirmed on appeal; intact dogs also face steeper civil fines than…

Miami-Dade pet shops and pet dealers may sell only dogs and cats sourced from a registered breeder, public shelter, or registered rescue or hobby breeder: direct puppy-mill sourcing is…

Miami-Dade County caps dogs six months or older at 4 on lots under an acre, 6 on 1-2 acre lots, and 8 on lots of 2+ acres before a kennel license is required.

Loud exhausts, defective mufflers, and out-of-repair vehicles that create unreasonably loud noise are banned citywide as enumerated nuisances under the noise ordinance.

Outdoor live amplified music is banned citywide except by city-manager permit at ground-level businesses in the downtown core, on a limited weekend schedule.

Coral Gables residents near Miami International Airport experience aircraft noise managed by Miami-Dade Aviation Department's Noise Abatement Office. The city's noise ordinance…

When the city manager grants a special permit for construction work outside standard hours, the noise it generates is capped at 55-65 decibels depending on the adjacent property's…

Coral Gables caps steady mechanical noise, air conditioners, exhaust fans, pumps, at 65 dBA above ambient in commercial and industrial zones, tighter overnight, and bars commercial…

Amplified sound audible 100 feet away is a violation after 11 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends, until 7 a.m.

Coral Gables bans residents from running leaf blowers and other landscaping power tools before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on weekdays, before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on weekends, and…

Barking dogs in Coral Gables fall under Miami-Dade County Ordinance 21-28(c), which prohibits animal noise audible at 100 feet from the source. Police officers who hear barking upon…

Coral Gables requires a building permit before installing or repairing a fence, with plans reviewed by the City Architect or Development Review Official rather than the full Board of…

Coral Gables requires every retaining wall or bulkhead built in the city to be constructed of masonry or native stone; no wood, metal, or other materials are allowed under the city's…

Coral Gables limits fences and walls to a fixed list of approved materials, from coral rock and stuccoed block to specific chain-link and wrought-iron types.

Coral Gables caps walls and fences at 4 feet, with Board of Architects sign-off needed for any taller design or corner sight-triangle exception.

Building a wall on a shared property line in unincorporated Miami-Dade requires the neighbor's consent before you finish the far side, or proof you tried.

Coral Gables bans lawn sprinkler use during set morning and evening hours every day from February through May, limiting irrigation to narrower daytime windows citywide.

Cutting, pruning, or trimming any tree, shrub, or vine in a Coral Gables street, city right-of-way, or park requires a written permit from the city manager and the tree preservation…

Artificial turf is allowed in Coral Gables only with a permit and only in specific zoning locations, not as a free substitute for sod citywide.

Coral Gables requires at least 30 percent of the trees and shrubs on any permitted landscaping job to be native species, under the Zoning Code's Article 6 landscape standards enforced…

Coral Gables caps weeds, grass, and undergrowth at 12 inches on any lot, with a 5-day cure notice before the city can remedy the violation and lien the property.

Coral Gables bans cutting, pruning, breaking, stapling, piercing or otherwise defacing any tree, shrub, orchid or vine in a public street, right-of-way or park without a written permit…

Miami-Dade County's year-round landscape irrigation rule sets fixed watering days by address and bans irrigation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, but rain barrels, cisterns and similar…

Miami-Dade County's Responsible Property Owner and Merchant Act defines "solid waste" to exclude "yard trash (except for compost piles)," so a backyard compost pile does not count as…

Coral Gables prohibits short-term rentals in all residential districts, making occupancy limits effectively zero for residential STR operations. Rentals under six months are banned in…

Short-term rentals are largely prohibited in Coral Gables residential districts, making dedicated STR parking rules moot for most properties. Where permitted in commercial zones…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade areas designated Estate or Low Density residential on the county's land use plan, the 'responsible party' running a vacation rental must actually live at…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, the vacation-rental ordinance only covers stays under 30 days; renting a home or room for a full month or longer falls outside Section 33-28's…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, booking platforms like Airbnb must screen listings for a valid Certificate of Use and report monthly, but are shielded from joint liability if they…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County requires vacation rental Certificate of Use applicants to attest that liability insurance covering guest injuries will be in effect at all times, since…

Miami-Dade does not impose a countywide primary-residence requirement on short-term rentals, but Florida statute §509.032 and Ord. 14-77 limit the county's ability to ban…

Miami-Dade County denies Certificate of Use renewal to unincorporated-area vacation rentals with three or more code violations in 12 months unless outstanding violations are cured and…

Miami-Dade does not cap the annual number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Florida §509.032 preempts local minimum-stay or annual-night limits, so the county relies on…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), no one may offer or operate a vacation rental without first obtaining a Certificate of Use from the county, renewed annually.

Miami-Dade County bans outdoor amplified sound at unincorporated vacation rentals at any time and requires guests to follow the county's general noise ordinance, with fines up to…

Miami-Dade County collects a 6% Convention and Tourist Tax on short-term rentals: 3% Convention Development Tax, 2% Tourist Development Tax, and 1% Sports Franchise Tax. Combined with…

Coral Gables enforces Florida Building Code, Residential Section R314 (smoke alarms) and the Florida Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1 / NFPA 72). New construction and any permitted…

Outdoor burning in Coral Gables is heavily restricted under both Florida DEP regulations and local ordinances. Open burning of yard waste, trash, or debris is prohibited within urban…

Fireworks in Coral Gables are governed by Florida Statute Chapter 791, which permits consumer fireworks on designated holidays including July 4th, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day…

Miami-Dade County exempts small, contained recreational fires, three feet in diameter, two feet high, from its open-burning permit requirement, but larger bonfires need a 50-foot…

The Florida Forest Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildfire prevention and suppression on non-municipal land under Chapter 590, Florida Statutes.

Coral Gables requires building permits for all swimming pool construction with Board of Architects approval for exterior work. Pools cannot be filled with water until an approved…

Coral Gables enforces strict pool safety under Florida Statutes 515.27-515.35 and Zoning Code Section 5-108. All residential pools require at least one approved safety feature and a…

Coral Gables strictly regulates accessory dwelling units through its Zoning Code and Board of Architects review. ADUs are limited to ancillary apartments in select residential zoning…

Coral Gables treats a backyard shed as an accessory structure: in the Single-Family Residential district it must meet the same setbacks as the house, with only a narrow exception for…

Accessory dwelling units in unincorporated Miami-Dade County must be rented for at least one month at a time: guesthouses can't be rented separately from the main home, and neither one…

Miami-Dade County charges its countywide mobility impact fee on every building permit application, including new accessory dwelling units. Code Section 33E-14(d)(7) exempts accessory…

Florida Statute 553.73 makes the Florida Building Code the single, uniform construction standard for all permanent dwellings statewide, including tiny homes, preempting cities from…

Coral Gables imposes a mandatory stormwater management utility fee on every developed property in the city, priced by impervious area, to fund the city's drainage system.

Coral Gables requires a floodplain development permit before any construction, filling, or grading in a FEMA-mapped flood hazard area, administered by the city's floodplain…

Coral Gables bars construction runoff, erosion, and sediment from reaching stormwater drains, canals, and waterways, with escalating fines up to $15,000 for repeat or irreparable…

Coral Gables caps private docks on Biscayne Bay at 25 feet and requires a development services permit before any dock, mooring pile, or dolphin goes in.

Coral Gables bars any variance letting a building's lowest floor sit below the mapped base flood elevation, with critical facilities held to an even higher elevation standard under…

Florida regulates construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line through state permits, with uniform standards administered by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Coral Gables bans unreasonably loud noise that disturbs neighbors, with amplified party sound presumed illegal after 11 p.m. weeknights or midnight weekends if it's audible 100 feet…

Smoking, ingesting, or consuming marijuana or cannabis anywhere in public is banned citywide in Coral Gables.

Coral Gables bans blocking sidewalks or streets and aggressive begging in any public place under its pedestrian interference law.

Coral Gables bans aggressive begging, accosting, and soliciting money within 15 feet of ATMs, pay phones, bus stops, and building entrances citywide.

Coral Gables bans smoking and vaping in every city park and recreational facility, enforced through posted no-smoking signage at each entrance.

Skateboarding and similar wheeled conveyances are banned on Coral Gables public sidewalks wherever no-skateboarding signs are posted, with enforcement by the city manager or police…

City parks in Coral Gables prohibit relieving yourself anywhere except a restroom, one line inside the parks code's broader decency and indecent-exposure rule.

Drinking alcohol in any street, sidewalk, park, or other public place in Coral Gables is unlawful without the city manager's consent.

Reserving a shelter, picnic area, parking area, or athletic field in a Coral Gables park requires a permit from the recreation director, plus payment of the applicable fee before use.

Coral Gables requires a special event permit from the events committee before any street fair, festival, or vendor gathering can close streets, erect booths, or use public property.

Coral Gables allows year-round open-air dining as an accessory restaurant use under Zoning Code Sec. 3-315, not just for one-off special events, but public-property permits are…

Coral Gables requires a permit from the special events and parades committee before any parade, street closure, or organized public event on city streets, sidewalks, or public places.

Any block party or event that closes a Coral Gables street needs an events-committee permit filed 30 to 180 days ahead.

Filming or taking photos on publicly-owned property in Miami-Dade County requires a permit, and the County coordinates that permitting into the 34 municipalities that have signed…

Any contractor placing a roll-off dumpster for construction debris, demolition, or bulky waste in Coral Gables must first obtain a city franchise agreement before using streets or…

Coral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued bin and set it out beside the garbage can on collection day.

Coral Gables requires curbside garbage pickup at least twice weekly, plus a citywide weekly bulk trash and yard-waste collection along the parkway, with piles allowed out only from 6…

Clean yard waste goes unbagged in organized piles on the parkway for weekly city pickup, with tree trunks cut to 3 feet.

Coral Gables collects household refuse and clean yard waste weekly from the parkway, but bulky items like furniture and appliances need a scheduled special pickup, and tree trunks must…

Coral Gables provides backyard garbage collection twice weekly and curbside trash (yard debris/household items) once weekly for single-family homes. Garbage must be in sealed bags not…

Dumping garbage on any lot, street, alley, park, canal or waterway in Coral Gables is unlawful and draws a $500 civil penalty per violation under the city's solid waste code.

Coral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued household recycling container and set it out beside the garbage container; only city-authorized collectors…

Coral Gables requires garbage and recycling containers to sit beside the house behind the front building line, screened from street view, and emptied within the city's twice-weekly…

Coral Gables enforces the Florida Building Code, including its electrical provisions, adopted by reference under Sec. 105-26, and development services collects a full electrical permit…

Coral Gables adopts the Florida Building Code, including its Plumbing chapter, by reference and requires a Development Services plumbing permit with fees set by ordinance before any…

Coral Gables requires a building permit for concrete patios, wood decks, screen enclosures and similar site improvements, with fees set under the city's building permit fee schedule…

Coral Gables requires every childcare facility to meet Florida Building Code, Miami-Dade County Health Code, and state licensing standards, and to comply with Miami-Dade County Code…

Every permitted job in Coral Gables must clear a set of mandatory inspections, and a bad call-in gets you a re-inspection fee before any further permits issue.

New buildings over 20,000 square feet, city-owned buildings, and certain zoning-request projects must achieve LEED Silver certification within 24 months of occupancy.

Miami-Dade County Code Section 14-62 requires most sprinkler systems, countywide in both incorporated and unincorporated areas, to meet strict fire-code standards, but expressly…

Coral Gables bans placing or maintaining any tree, shrub, or other obstruction on a street, sidewalk, or swale, unless the city commission or city manager approved it in writing.

Owners of property abutting a broken or cracked sidewalk in Coral Gables must repair it themselves: the city code declares defective sidewalks a nuisance and puts the fix-it duty on…

Any private encroachment into the public right-of-way over nine inches needs Coral Gables City Commission authorization; smaller encroachments go through public works.

Amplified sound from bars and nightclubs that's plainly audible 100 feet away after 11 p.m. (midnight Fri/Sat) is a prima facie code violation in Coral Gables.

Coral Gables bans excessive or prolonged car alarm and horn noise under its citywide noise ordinance, treating a blaring vehicle signaling device as an unlawful nuisance unless it's a…

Backup generator testing in Coral Gables is capped at 80 dBA at the property line, or 70 dBA for single-family homes, and confined to 11 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays.

Coral Gables caps steady mechanical noise from air conditioners, pool pumps and exhaust fans at fixed dBA levels measured at the property line.

Coral Gables defines e-bikes as Class 1, 2, or 3 under state cutoffs, then bans riding any class of electric bicycle on all city public sidewalks, regardless of motor speed.

Coral Gables runs two automated photo-enforcement programs: red-light cameras under the state Mark Wandall Act since 2010, plus school zone speed cameras added in 2024 at three…

Coral Gables caps shared scooters at 300 citywide, requires operators sign a city agreement, and bans riding on Miracle Mile and Giralda Plaza sidewalks, with $500 fines per violation…

Coral Gables bans standing, stopping, or parking any vehicle on a bicycle path or in an exclusive bicycle lane, protecting cyclists from motorists blocking their right of way citywide.

Miami-Dade County bars Uber, Lyft and other transportation network company (TNC) drivers from picking up riders at designated taxicab stands, soliciting business on the street or…

Florida flips the usual assumption: a golf cart is barred from public roads unless a county, a municipality, or a water control district has affirmatively designated that road for cart…

New development in Coral Gables must plant street trees in the parkway strip on 30-foot centers, at least 15 feet tall at planting, from an approved species list.

Coral Gables can deny a specimen tree removal permit outright if the tree holds community heritage value or stands on a historic landmark property, even when no other preservation…

Coral Gables' tree code protects any tree with an 18-inch-or-greater trunk diameter as a "specimen tree," but carves out nonnative fruit trees, county-exempt species, and most…

Anyone can report a suspected zoning or property-maintenance violation to a Code Enforcement Officer, who must investigate and respond to the complainant on the complaint's status…

Coral Gables residents can report a suspected zoning or code violation by filing a complaint directly with the Code Enforcement Officer, who must investigate and report back on the…

Miami-Dade code inspectors don't work off a fixed clock. Section 8CC-3(d) has them weigh severity, danger, and ease of fixing the problem to set a reasonable correction deadline…

Coral Gables makes dwelling occupants and owners directly responsible for exterminating rodents, vermin, and other pests on the property.

Coral Gables bans mixing hypodermic needles, syringes, and other sharp waste with household garbage unless placed in puncture-resistant, sealed containers, with syringes destroyed…

Florida lacks a specific bed bug statute, but landlords must maintain habitable rental units under FL §83.51. Miami-Dade Code Compliance enforces minimum housing standards under…

Coral Gables zoning confines massage establishments to an accessory use inside a beauty salon, medical clinic, or health club, capped at 40 percent of the host facility's floor area…

Coral Gables regulates pawnshops as secondhand dealers, requiring a police department permit before buying or trading pawned jewelry, metals, or coins.

Wrecker companies that tow vehicles from private property without the owner's consent must hold a city regulatory license, meet wrecker-class equipment standards, and follow strict…

Tattoo parlors and body piercing shops are confined to the Design District and must sit at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, churches, or another shop like them.

Coral Gables confines adult bookstores, adult theaters, and massage salons to the Design District and bars them within 1,000 feet of each other, residential districts, schools, or…

Coral Gables requires secondhand dealers in jewelry, precious metals, and coins, including pawnshops, to obtain a written police department permit, log every transaction, and hold…

Coral Gables bars vape shops and vape-product retailers from operating within 500 feet of any school, with no variances allowed under the zoning code.

In unincorporated Miami-Dade (UMSA), you can only fix your own car at home, in daylight, and only minor work finished within 72 hours.

Florida Statute 163.04 prohibits HOAs and deed restrictions from outright banning solar panels, but Coral Gables' Board of Architects may impose aesthetic requirements on…

Solar panels need an electrical permit and, on pitched roofs, Board of Architects design approval before installation in Coral Gables.

Cannabis dispensaries are heavily restricted in Coral Gables through strict local zoning regulations. Miami-Dade County Ordinance 16-67 establishes the zoning framework for Medical…

Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Florida. Florida law does not permit patients or caregivers to grow marijuana at home, even with a valid medical marijuana card. All medical…

Florida preempts most local cannabis regulation under FL §381.986. Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers must locate at least 500 feet from public or private elementary, middle, or…

Florida MMTCs may deliver medical marijuana directly to qualified patients and caregivers anywhere in the state under FL §381.986 and OMMU rules. Miami-Dade cannot prohibit deliveries…

Coral Gables requires written city authorization before any commercial filming, photography, or other paid business activity on city-owned property, with violators facing a $200.00…

Coral Gables ties commercial photography permits to noise compliance, letting the City Manager cap shoot hours and require adherence to the city's noise rules.

Coral Gables requires a City Manager's Office permit before any commercial photography or filming, and can condition it on hiring off-duty police for street and right-of-way traffic…

Miami-Dade County waives its film and photo permit fee for students and faculty producing exclusively educational content on county-owned or controlled property, provided the school…

Any person, including a tenant, can file a code violation complaint with the Code Enforcement Officer, who must investigate and report the status back to the complainant within ten…

The city commission can designate whole neighborhoods as conservation or rehabilitation areas, triggering uniform, area-wide housing code enforcement instead of complaint-by-complaint…

Coral Gables regulates door-to-door soliciting and peddling through its Code of Ordinances. Solicitors must obtain a permit from the city before conducting door-to-door sales or…

Coral Gables honors no-solicitation signs posted at residences. Solicitors who ignore posted signs face code violations and potential criminal trespass charges. The city maintains a…

Coral Gables designates buildings, sites, and districts as local historic landmarks under Zoning Code Article 8, based on historical, cultural, architectural, or aesthetic…

Coral Gables assigns every business, occupation, and profession a business tax classification under City Code Chapter 66, and the finance director settles any classification dispute…

Commercial window signs in Coral Gables can cover at most 10% of street-level window area or 20 square feet, whichever is less, and are barred above the ground floor.

Coral Gables caps political and campaign signs at one per lot, 22×28 inches, with two bonus signs allowed only in the 90 days before an election.

Coral Gables outright prohibits electronic signs, LED, digital, video, laser, or any display that changes words or images by remote or automatic means, under the Zoning Code's citywide…

Miami-Dade County bans erecting garage sale signs on any County-owned right-of-way; the Public Works Director can remove them on sight, and enforcement runs through Code Enforcement…

Coral Gables grants a 25% residential density bonus to multi-family buildings designed as Coral Gables Mediterranean Architecture.

A mandatory downtown design overlay caps Miracle Mile buildings at 4 stories/50 feet and forces 90% ground-floor storefronts with zero setbacks.

Coral Gables requires critical facilities in flood hazard areas to be elevated or dry floodproofed to the 500-year flood elevation plus one foot, a foot above the state's base-flood…

Coral Gables code enforcement can red-tag an occupied building as unsafe if storm shutters stay bolted over the escape doors and windows after a hurricane watch or warning ends.

After a hurricane or declared state of emergency, Coral Gables holds property owners responsible for disaster debris on private land, though the city can remove debris posing an…

Miami-Dade County adopts the Florida Building Code's High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements and Roofing Application Standards, but locally bars the prescriptive built-up…

Coral Gables caps shielded outdoor security lighting at 2,000 lumens in residential zones, requires glare stay off neighboring yards, and limits pole height to 14 feet under the zoning…

Coral Gables caps residential outdoor light color temperature at 3000 Kelvin and limits shielded fixtures to 2,000 lumens, requiring glare to stay off neighboring yards under the…

Miami-Dade County caps digital billboard brightness at 500 nits from sunset to sunrise (5,000 nits by day), bans flashing or scrolling illumination, and requires ambient-light sensors…

Coral Gables requires a permit from the License Division before any garage sale, capped at two consecutive days and two sales per property per year.

Coral Gables does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. All evictions follow the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (FL Statute Chapter 83). Landlords may terminate…

Coral Gables' Minimum Housing Code sets baseline habitability standards for rented dwellings, working plumbing, 120°F hot water, weathertight structure, and pest-free conditions…

Florida preempts local rent control under Statute 166.043. Coral Gables cannot impose rent caps or limit rent increases. Landlords may raise rent by any amount at lease renewal or with…

Fla. Stat. § 83.56 requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate for nonpayment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the count. For lease violations, the landlord…

Under Fla. Stat. § 83.53, a Florida landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice to enter for repairs and may enter only at reasonable times, defined as between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m…

For a month-to-month tenancy, Fla. Stat. § 83.57 now requires 30 days' written notice (raised from 15 days by 2023's HB 1417). Breaking a fixed-term lease triggers landlord remedies…

Florida has no rent control and no statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period. On a month-to-month tenancy, a new rent takes effect only through the…

Florida Statute 509.032(7) preempts local regulation of vacation rental bans, duration, and frequency, while FS 83.425 (2023) preempts local regulation of residential tenancies…

Florida places no dollar limit on residential security deposits, but it enforces tight deadlines. If the landlord makes no claim, the deposit must be returned within 15 days of…

Adverse possession in Florida requires 7 years of actual, continued, exclusive possession plus paying all taxes within a year and filing a return with the property appraiser (Fla…

Coral Gables declares any unsafe, dangerous, or dilapidated structure illegal and orders it vacated, repaired, or demolished under Code of Ordinances Article III, Chapter 105.

Coral Gables caps weeds, grass, and undergrowth on any lot at 12 inches and bans rubbish, debris, and standing water that breeds mosquitoes.

Class I and II mobile food trucks are banned from the central business district, single-family residential zones, and within 500 feet of any restaurant citywide.

Parking a vehicle on any street, sidewalk, or right-of-way to sell merchandise is banned unless the sale is licensed or in a duly established marketplace.

Food trucks in Coral Gables face heavy regulation. While Florida law (effective 2020) prevents cities from requiring a local business license beyond the state license, Coral Gables…

Coral Gables runs a voluntary registry for private security cameras aimed at the public right-of-way, paired with alarm-fee incentives.

Single-family homes in Coral Gables are capped at two stories or 25 feet, measured from the finished floor to the top-floor tie-beam, under the city's Zoning Code.

Single-family homes in Coral Gables can cover at most 35% of the lot with the principal building, and no more than 45% total including accessory structures like pools and garages.

Coral Gables sets a 25-foot front yard setback for single-family homes, a percentage-based side setback, and a 10-foot rear setback under the Zoning Code's Residential Districts Table.

Coral Gables city parks close from dark until sunrise; staying or parking inside a park after hours is barred except with a special permit.

Coral Gables has no juvenile curfew ordinance of its own, but Miami-Dade County's curfew applies county-wide. Minors under 17 must be off public places from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday…

Florida preempts most local drone regulation under the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act, but Coral Gables restricts drone use on city property including parks. Much of Coral Gables falls…

Miami-Dade County confines radio-controlled and model aircraft, including hobby drones, to areas specifically set aside for that use inside every County park. Rule 15 of Section 26-1…

Miami-Dade County bans flying drones within one statute mile of runway ends and a half-mile of runway centerlines at every county airport, plus anywhere on or above airport property.

Commercial drone operations in Florida are regulated by federal FAA Part 107 and state law; local governments cannot impose additional commercial operation restrictions.

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), decorative yard elements on residential lots in the AU, EU, GU, and RU zoning districts must sit in front of the principal structure's…

Miami-Dade County requires water customers who use reclaimed water as an auxiliary supply to install a backflow preventer on their potable water connection, per WASD's cross-connection…

WASD offers conservation rebates for replacing high-water-use turf with Florida-friendly landscaping, micro-irrigation, and rain sensors in unincorporated Miami-Dade and participating…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade zones farmland AU, requiring 5 acres and 200 feet of frontage per lot and disclosing Right-to-Farm Act protection to buyers of AU land.

Sellers of AU-zoned or AU-adjacent land in Miami-Dade County must give buyers a signed statement warning that farm activity nearby is lawful and may be shielded from nuisance suits…

Miami-Dade requires every HOA, condo and co-op association to file an annual registration disclosing current special assessments, fees and financial statements to the County.

Every condominium, cooperative and homeowners' association governing residential property in Miami-Dade County must file a written registration with the Department of Regulatory and…

County zoning bars HOA architectural boards in townhouse, rowhouse and cluster-development districts from blocking temporary hurricane storm panels, but leaves HOA sign-off intact for…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.303(2), Florida HOA board meetings must be open to members with notice posted at least 48 hours ahead. Section 720.306 governs member meetings and elections, §…

Florida Statute 163.04 bars homeowner association deed restrictions and local ordinances from prohibiting clotheslines, solar collectors, or other renewable-resource energy devices in…

Florida law bars HOA declarations, articles, and bylaws from prohibiting Florida-friendly landscaping, defined by statute as drought-tolerant, water-conserving design. Section…

Florida law bars homeowners associations from stopping owners from flying up to two flags, each no larger than 4 1/2 by 6 feet, including the U.S. flag, Florida's state flag, military…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.305, a Florida HOA may fine up to $100 per violation and $1,000 in the aggregate unless the governing documents allow more. The association must give at least 14…

A Florida association can foreclose an assessment lien in the same manner a mortgage is foreclosed, but only after two separate 45-day notices, and fines are largely off limits: a…

Florida limits how homeowners' associations can restrict renting out a home, but only in communities governed by Chapter 720, not condos or co-ops. Under Fla. Stat. § 720.306(1)(h), a…

Miami-Dade's open-burning ban exempts fires used only for noncommercial cooking of food, so backyard smokers, grills and BBQ pits are legal countywide without a burn permit from DERM.

Florida §500.90 preempts local bans on polystyrene foam containers in private commerce. Miami-Dade cannot ban Styrofoam at private restaurants. The county does prohibit polystyrene at…

Florida Statute §403.7033 preempts all local regulation of disposable plastic bags. Miami-Dade and its cities cannot ban or tax single-use plastic bags. Miami Beach passed a bag ban in…

Florida HB 1365 (2024) prohibits sleeping or camping on public property statewide effective October 1, 2024. Miami-Dade enforces the ban, with citations and arrests possible after…

A combined 3% county bed tax hits short stays under six months at hotels, motels, apartments and condos across Miami-Dade, with three cities carved out.

Miami-Dade cannot mandate paid sick leave or predictable scheduling for private employers. House Bill 433 (2024) preempts all local employment benefits, hours, scheduling, and leave…

Florida Statute 218.077 prohibits local governments from establishing a minimum wage other than the state or federal rate, preempting city and county living-wage ordinances except for…

Florida Statute 509.032(7) and broader employment preemption framework prevent local governments from requiring private employers to follow predictive or fair-scheduling rules beyond…

Miami-Dade County bans the sale, propagation, planting, importation and transportation of about 60 listed invasive exotic species countywide, and requires removal from development…

Florida allows permitless concealed carry of firearms by law-abiding adults under FS 790.01 and continues to issue concealed weapon licenses through FS 790.06, with both regimes…

Florida Statute 790.33 expressly preempts the entire field of firearm and ammunition regulation to the state, voiding all local ordinances and imposing personal civil penalties on…

Florida's open carry ban (FS 790.053) was struck down by the First District Court of Appeal in McDaniels v. State on September 10, 2025. The Florida Attorney General issued guidance on…

Florida Statute 790.25(5) allows any law-abiding person 18 or older to possess a concealed firearm in a private vehicle for self-defense, provided the firearm is securely encased or…

Florida cardrooms operate only inside licensed pari-mutuel facilities, dog tracks, horse tracks, and jai alai frontons, under a license from the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Fla…

Florida lets charitable, nonprofit, and veterans' organizations run bingo without applying for any state gaming license: the statute itself sets the eligibility bar and the limits. A…

Florida law exempts small-stakes card and tile games from gambling crimes under Fla. Stat. § 849.085, but only under strict conditions: winnings per hand can't exceed $10, the game…

Sports wagering is legal in Florida only through the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Bet platform, authorized under the state's gaming compact codified at Fla. Stat. § 285.710(13)(b)7…

Florida allows sobriety checkpoints, and the discretion of the individual trooper is what gets constrained. Fla. Stat. § 321.05(1) gives Florida Highway Patrol officers the power to…

Florida is an all-party consent state, but that rule reaches less far than it sounds. Fla. Stat. § 934.03(2)(d) makes interception lawful only when every party consents, while §…

Florida has no general stop-and-identify statute. The Florida Stop and Frisk Law, Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2), lets an officer temporarily detain you to ascertain your identity when…

Florida wrote the automobile exception into its statutes in 1927. Fla. Stat. § 933.19 adopts the United States Supreme Court's decision of March 2, 1925 in the Carroll case, reported…

Florida Statute 569.101 prohibits the sale or delivery of tobacco and nicotine products to persons under 21, aligning with federal law and applying uniformly statewide under the…

Florida is one of the states that says yes to underbody lighting in so many words. Fla. Stat. § 316.235(3) provides that any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more lamps or…

Florida does not give dash cameras a windshield carve-out. Fla. Stat. § 316.2952(2) is written as a closed list of exactly four things that may be attached to, or located in or upon, a…

Florida bans lane splitting in so many words. Fla. Stat. section 316.209(3) states that no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Florida treats an obscured plate as a crime, not a ticket. Fla. Stat. section 320.061(1) makes it unlawful to apply or attach any substance, reflective matter, illuminated device…

A driver of a private passenger vehicle may use a radar detector in Florida. No section of the Florida Statutes prohibits owning, carrying or operating one, and chapter 316, which…

Florida does not ban studded tires and does not restrict them to a winter season. The one wheel-surface provision in the traffic code, Fla. Stat. section 316.299, prohibits driving on…

Florida sets a separate light transmittance floor for each piece of glass rather than one statewide number. Side wings and side windows forward of or next to the driver must pass at…