Coral Springs, FL

Coral Springs does not cap the number of nights, length of stay, or frequency of vacation rental bookings. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts any city ordinance enacted after June…

Coral Springs limits vacation rental occupancy to a maximum of 16 registered guests under Ordinance 2022-109 (LDC Section 250160). No more than 3 unregistered guests are allowed, and…

Coral Springs requires all vehicles associated with a vacation rental to be parked within the driveway on the subject property under Land Development Code Section 250160. No on-street…

Florida requires DBPR-licensed vacation rentals to maintain liability insurance, and Broward cities commonly require proof of $1 million in liability coverage as a condition of STR…

Broward County levies a tourist development tax on short-term rentals of six months or less, currently totaling six percent of the rental charge, collected by hosts and remitted to the…

Broward County applies its general noise ordinance to short-term rentals. Cities within Broward may adopt stricter STR-specific noise rules under FL 509.032, which allows regulation…

Florida law preempts the regulation of vacation rental licensing and inspections to the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), though local zoning and…

Coral Springs bars parking in front of any driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, or within 20 feet of a crosswalk under City Code Sec. 18-10, and requires vehicles on two-way…

Coral Springs requires vehicles to park on paved or stabilized surfaces only. Section 18-4(c) states, "Vehicles shall be required to park on paved or stabilized alternative parking…

Commercial vehicles such as trucks, tractor-trailers, buses, wreckers and hearses must carry permanent business lettering under Coral Springs City Code Section 18-5, and none may park…

Boats, travel trailers, motorhomes and other recreational vehicles covered by Coral Springs City Code Section 18-5 cannot sit on a right-of-way or "R"-zoned private property between…

Coral Springs treats wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled vehicles left outdoors and unprotected as 'abandoned personal property' under Section 16½-2, and Section 16½-8(d)…

Broward County licenses every tow truck and booting operator that works anywhere inside the county, incorporated cities included, and Chapter 20, Article VII, Division 2 of the County…

In unincorporated Broward County, vehicles in a marked freight curb loading zone may only load or unload materials, and must clear out within thirty minutes.

On streets posted to prohibit all-night parking in unincorporated Broward County, vehicles cannot sit longer than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., with an exception for…

Florida law protects condominium unit owners' rights to install electric vehicle charging stations in their designated parking areas under Fla. Stat. 718.113(8), while commercial…

Coral Springs makes it a noise disturbance to blast a car or truck stereo loud enough to disturb the neighborhood, and to sound a horn or signaling device unnecessarily or excessively…

Playing a radio, stereo, TV, loudspeaker or public address system loudly enough to disturb the peace of a Coral Springs neighborhood violates Section 11-11(a)(2) and (3) without any…

Coral Springs exempts landscape and yard equipment noise, including leaf blowers, from its noise rules only between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00…

Coral Springs caps exterior sound at an L50 of 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA at night in residential and institutional areas, 60/55 dBA in commercial zones, and 70/65 dBA in industrial…

It's a civil offense in Coral Springs for an owner to let a dog or other animal bark, whine, howl or make other noise excessively enough to disturb neighbors' sleep, peace or…

Coral Springs bars yelling, shouting or singing on public streets and bans outdoor vacuum/blower cleaning, entertainment-venue sound systems and powered model vehicles between 10:00…

Coral Springs bars noisy construction equipment, pile drivers and demolition work between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and legal…

Broward County's unincorporated-area noise ordinance exempts helicopter and aircraft noise from its 'Unreasonably Loud Noise' standard at all times, so long as the flight follows…

Coral Springs bans feeding raccoons, foxes, opossums, ducks, and other wild animals under City Code § 4-20, and the ban extends to stray or feral cats. Leaving foodstuffs on the ground…

Coral Springs bans pet stores from selling or transferring dogs and cats under City Code § 4-28, effectively converting retail outlets to adoption-only. The rule targets puppy and…

Coral Springs bars releasing or keeping wild, untamed, non-native or rabies-risk animals under City Code § 4-2(a), and separately makes it unlawful to own, keep, or breed any wolf-dog…

Coral Springs caps most households at three dogs and three cats under City Code § 4-2(b), not counting puppies or kittens under four months old. Only properties in RS-1 zoning…

Coral Springs requires every dog to be on a leash no longer than ten feet, with the handler keeping control of it at all times in public and on other people's property, under City Code…

Coral Springs doesn't ban dogs by breed; instead, City Code § 4-18 lets the police department classify any individual dog as vicious after investigating a reported incident, triggering…

Beekeeping in Coral Springs is governed by Florida Statute 586 which preempts local regulation of managed bee colonies. The state requires registration with the Florida Department of…

Coral Springs bans horses, goats, hogs, chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock or fowl as pets citywide except in RS-1 zoned districts under City Code § 4-2(c). Anyone cited gets…

Cats four months and older must be registered with a rabies tag countywide, but Broward has no leash or at-large law for cats, and colony-managed community cats are exempt.

Broward doesn't require microchipping for all pets, but registered dogs and cats with a microchip get a discounted rabies tag fee, while dogs classified dangerous and all guard dogs…

Broward County sets a wastewater design-flow fee of 200 gallons per day for every wash basin at a pet grooming parlor tied into the county sanitary sewer system, excluding retail space.

Broward County requires the Division's veterinarian to sterilize any intact dog or cat impounded more than once, billing the cost to the owner at a fee set by the County Commission.

Unincorporated Broward bars veterinary hospitals from sites touching residential zoning, or separated from it only by a street, alley, or canal.

Broward County's park code bans molesting, harming, killing, trapping, or capturing wild birds, and removing eggs, nests, or young, anywhere on county park property, with violators…

Coral Springs allows residential fire pits as an exempt outdoor heating device under City Code § 7-32, so long as the fire stays contained within the device, burns approved fuel, and…

Coral Springs bans open burning outright: City Code § 7-31 prohibits any open burning not specifically allowed elsewhere in the article, and the fire department or the Florida Division…

Fireworks in Coral Springs are regulated under Florida Statute Chapter 791 and the Florida Fire Prevention Code adopted in Chapter 7 of the city code. Consumer fireworks are legal on…

Storing, handling or using LP gas or other compressed gases in unincorporated Broward County without an approved fire permit draws a $200 civil fine for a first violation and $400 for…

Broward County cites smoke detector defects under its Fire Code civil penalty schedule: a missing, non-functioning, blocked, inaccessible, or tampered-with smoke detector, whether a…

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

For bank-owned and other vacant properties registered under Coral Springs' abandoned-real-property chapter, Section 16½-10(d) lists 'artificial turf/sod designed specifically for…

Grass and weeds can't grow past eight inches on developed lots in Coral Springs. City Code § 8-19(i) defines untended vegetation as grass, weeds, or underbrush over eight inches from…

Coral Springs is within the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) jurisdiction. Current Modified Phase III restrictions limit landscape irrigation to one day per week with…

Broward County exempts backyard composting from its solid waste management license as long as the pile doesn't create a nuisance or violate health and environmental rules.

Broward County's tree preservation ordinance bans removing or abusing any tree, or a historical tree, without PWESD approval, and applies countywide unless a municipality holds valid…

Broward County bans hatracking, topping, flush cuts, and non-ANSI pruning cuts as "tree abuse" countywide, whether or not a tree removal permit is otherwise required, enforced by PWESD…

Unincorporated Broward's landscaping code makes native plants the default, not an option. Section 39-83(a)(2) requires that fifty percent of all vegetation required to be planted…

Florida Statute 500.80 permits cottage food operations statewide with annual gross sales up to $250,000 without requiring state food permits or licensing. Coral Springs cannot prohibit…

Florida Statute 166.0445 preempts local zoning restrictions on family day care homes. A licensed or registered family day care home in Coral Springs constitutes a valid residential use…

Broward County home-based businesses cannot generate vehicle traffic substantially greater than a typical residence. Florida HB 1451 sets this as the statewide standard and allows…

Broward County allows home occupations in residential zones with conditions preserving neighborhood character. Florida HB 1451 (2021) preempts local bans on home-based businesses…

Broward's home-based business ordinance grants no special sign allowance: Sec. 39-237(i) requires all signage tied to a home business to comply with the same local and state sign…

All residential swimming pools in Coral Springs must be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high, per Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (Chapter 515, Florida…

Residential pool construction in Broward County requires a building permit, barrier inspection, and compliance with the Florida Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (FL 515.27) which…

Accessory dwelling units in Coral Springs are governed by the city's Land Development Code accessory-structure provisions and Florida Statute 163.31771, which lets local governments…

In unincorporated Broward County, accessory buildings like sheds must sit at least 5 feet from side and rear property lines, stay one story on single-family lots, and cannot exceed 5%…

An accessory dwelling on unincorporated Broward land isn't just a size question, it's a rental-affordability commitment. Section 39-272 caps an ADU at fifty percent of the main house…

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…

Unincorporated Broward caps residential fences, walls, and hedges at 6 feet, 8 feet next to commercial or industrial land, and 30 inches near corner intersections.

Broward County caps fences on residential lots at six feet, eight feet next to commercial or industrial land, bans barbed and razor wire, and limits corner-lot fences to 30 inches near…

In Central County Community neighborhoods, Broward bans chain-link, solid wood, solid concrete, and solid block front-yard fences.

Florida's one statewide fence statute, §588.011, defines a legal fence as at least 3 feet high with three strands of wire on posts no more than 20 feet apart. Residential height…

Coral Springs City Code Section 18-9 prohibits all major automobile repairs, engine work, transmission and brake jobs, frame-straightening and body work, in residential areas, while…

Broward County requires every towing and vehicle immobilization company operating countywide to hold a current operating license from the Environmental Licensing and Building…

Broward requires a county license for adult entertainment businesses in unincorporated areas and bars them within 1,000 feet of another adult business, house of worship, child care…

Broward requires every massage establishment to keep a state-licensed masseur or masseuse on duty full-time whenever open, and bars opposite-sex contact or clothing-removal requests…

Broward County's zoning code permits tattoo shops only in B-4 Commercial Redevelopment Overlay and C-1 Commercial Warehouse districts, and only in the unincorporated area: the rule…

Broward County requires every pawnbroker to hold a $150 annual business tax receipt for each place of business before operating under Code Sec. 20-43.

Broward County adopts Florida's secondhand dealer law countywide and adds stricter local rules: a 30-working-day resale holding period and mandatory buyer ID recording, enforced…

Florida Statute 569.315 expressly preempts the regulation of the marketing, sale, and delivery of nicotine products and dispensing devices to the state, voiding most municipal…

Coral Springs requires community residences, recovery communities, and congregate living facilities to install electric or 10-year battery carbon monoxide alarms within 10 feet of…

Coral Springs requires a building permit before any construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or equipment installation regulated by the Florida Building Code, under City Code §…

Unincorporated Broward County treats rooftop photovoltaic solar systems as permitted accessory equipment in every zoning district, removing zoning barriers to installing them on…

Pre-1978 housing in Broward County is subject to federal EPA Renovation Repair and Painting Rule and HUD disclosure requirements. Contractors must be EPA RRP certified for lead-safe…

Broward County issues building permits for plumbing work only to applicants holding a current state or Central Examining Board certificate of competency, a paid business tax receipt…

In unincorporated Broward's RSO transitional district, no single-family home or office building can run longer than 80 feet, on top of plot-coverage and height caps.

Broward County requires every licensed child care facility to screen electric fans, ban portable heaters, keep an operable flashlight for outages, and fit exits with alarms or fenced…

Broward County requires registered elevator companies to give building owners a signed Record of Visit after every service call and keep copies on file for at least one year.

Before doing any electrical work in Broward County, contractors and journeymen must hold a certificate of competency from Division II of the Central Examining Board, valid for permits…

Broward's Housing and Urban Planning Division may inspect dwellings under the Minimum Housing Code, but inspectors need occupant consent or a court warrant to enter absent an…

Coral Springs holds rental property owners to the same exterior upkeep standard as every other building: City Code § 8-20.2 requires walls, fences, roofs, and gutters be kept free of…

Owners of two or more residential rental units in the same Coral Springs building or complex must retain a local agent to oversee upkeep and post an 8-by-10-inch sign naming every…

Coral Springs has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103, and the 2023 Live Local Act (SB 102) eliminated the…

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…

Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83 Part II, exclusively defines lawful eviction grounds and procedures statewide, preempting cities from adding just-cause…

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 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…

Any parade, assembly, meeting, or gathering that blocks normal traffic flow or occupies public property in Coral Springs needs a special event permit under Code Sec. 20-1. The city…

Coral Springs requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation director before anyone hosts a picnic, outing, or gathering of 20 or more people, or any contest, fair, circus, or musical…

Carnivals, festivals and commercial promotion events on unincorporated Broward land need a zoning permit, cap out at seven days, and must end by 10 p.m. weeknights or midnight on…

Broward County requires a Film Commissioner permit before shooting a Production on county-owned or Participating Municipality property, with narrow carve-outs for handheld personal use…

Coral Springs created a municipal stormwater collection utility under Code Sec. 26-3, funded by a non-ad valorem assessment tied to each property's impervious surface. Section 26-2…

Unincorporated Broward County ties new construction to FEMA's base flood elevation, requiring accessory structures and their utilities to sit at least one foot above BFE under the…

Unincorporated Broward caps private docks at 5 feet past the property line into a waterway and 10 feet from a neighbor's plot line.

Filling, grading, or draining land in a flood hazard area of unincorporated Broward County requires a floodplain development permit from the county Floodplain Administrator before any…

Any development in a Broward flood hazard area needs a floodplain development permit before work starts, under the county's Floodplain Management Ordinance.

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

Coral Springs requires every building's exterior walls, perimeter walls, fences, roofs and gutters to stay free of chipped or faded paint and in good repair. Once 25 percent or more of…

In unincorporated Broward County, owners of undeveloped lots one net acre or smaller must keep the land and swale free of overgrown hedges and groundcover, with civil fines for eyesore…

Coral Springs guarantees residential trash pickup at least twice a week under City Code § 8-3(a), and § 8-6 locks collection to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with no service on…

Anyone hauling residential construction or demolition debris in Coral Springs needs a city permit before using the streets, and every portable waste container they place, dumpster or…

Recycling isn't optional in Coral Springs once the city commission approves the program: City Code § 8-3(f) requires every property owner, tenant, or resident to use the contracted…

Dumping litter on Coral Springs streets, public property, waterways or private land without the owner's written consent violates Section 8-29. Fines start at $50 for small…

Coral Springs handles yard waste through its regular household trash service, not a separate brush program. City Code caps trash debris at four feet in length and forty pounds, and it…

Trash cans and recycling bins can't just sit in the open in Coral Springs: City Code § 8-2 requires every receptacle to stay tightly closed and sanitary, and storage areas must be…

Broward's zoning code requires unincorporated-area residents to place bulk waste, yard waste, and trash cans at the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup and to remove them within…

Unincorporated Broward County requires curbside recycling for all residential and multifamily units, with exemptions granted only by permit.

In unincorporated Broward County, garbage and bulk receptacles may go to the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup and must come back in within 12 hours after collection. Recycling…

When a Coral Springs sidewalk is broken, raised or otherwise damaged by ordinary wear, the abutting property owner pays only for repair materials while the city supplies the labor free…

Coral Springs prohibits building, constructing, or depositing any obstacle in a public right-of-way, including streets and sidewalks, that impedes traffic and creates a hazard, absent…

Placing any object or material on property under Broward County's jurisdiction, sidewalks, canals, easements and rights-of-way, is unlawful without first obtaining an encroachment…

Coral Springs bans smoking inside the boundaries of any city park, with unfiltered cigars exempted, and separately bars anyone under 21 from smoking within 1,000 feet of a public or…

Drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on any Coral Springs public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, park or parking lot is unlawful under Section 11-3, unless the spot is…

Standing, loitering or walking on a Coral Springs street, sidewalk or crosswalk so as to obstruct free passage is disorderly conduct under Section 11-4(c)(11), one of fifteen acts the…

Unincorporated Broward bans noise from a party or gathering that's plainly audible inside a neighbor's home with doors and windows closed and disrupts their peace.

Broward County makes urinating or spitting at county mass transit facilities and buses a disorderly conduct offense, prosecuted as a misdemeanor with fines up to $500 and up to 60 days…

Broward County limits skateboard facilities to indoor operations in B-2 and B-3 commercial zoning districts, unincorporated area only.

Broward County lets officers issue a civil citation instead of a criminal charge for possessing 20 grams or less of cannabis in public. Section 21-6 names it an Eligible Offense under…

Coral Springs parks close to the public between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under Section 16-2(G)(1). Anyone who enters, stays, or remains in a park after closing without a permit faces…

Coral Springs enforces both nighttime and daytime juvenile curfews. Minors under 16 must not be in public places during curfew hours. The city also has a daytime curfew for school-age…

Coral Springs requires bicyclists to ride as near the right-hand side of the roadway as practicable and to use a designated bicycle path instead of the roadway whenever one is…

Coral Springs bars motor-driven vehicles from sidewalks and bicycle paths under City Code Section 18-5.3, but exempts bicycles, micromobility devices and motorized scooters as defined…

Uber, Lyft, taxis and limos picking up at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport must use the officially signed Ground Transportation Area; stopping elsewhere to load a…

Broward County uses speed detection cameras to enforce 15 mph school zone limits in unincorporated areas, ticketing drivers going 10+ mph over the posted limit near two initial school…

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…

Coral Springs lets homeowners keep hurricane shutters up for a limited window: City Code § 7-202 bars closing storm shutters for more than fourteen consecutive days outside an active…

After a major storm, Coral Springs can clear debris from private-community streets once the city manager finds an immediate threat to health, safety or welfare, but only after the…

Unincorporated Broward County requires a floodplain development permit and elevation compliant with ASCE 24 for construction in a FEMA-mapped flood hazard area, with accessory…

Coral Springs bans selling food, goods or merchandise from any vehicle or on foot within the public rights-of-way unless the city has granted a temporary use permit for a mobile food…

Mobile food vendors may operate inside a Coral Springs city park only when contracted by the city or by an event holder for a city-approved event. City Code Section 16-2(B)(4) requires…

Coral Springs bans selling food, goods, or merchandise from the public rights-of-way unless the city has granted a temporary use permit for a stationary mobile food vendor. Section…

Coral Springs bans camping everywhere on public property, including parks, rights-of-way, and other city land, under Section 16-7. The same section bars camping on any residential…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (FL §163.04) strongly protects homeowners in Coral Springs from HOA interference with solar panel installations. HOAs cannot prohibit solar collectors or…

Solar panel installations in Coral Springs require a building permit from the Development Services Department, including both structural and electrical permits. Florida's Solar Rights…

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels a permitted accessory use in every zoning district, skipping discretionary zoning review for the permit.

Coral Springs residents can post 'No Soliciting' signs to prohibit unwanted door-to-door sales. Solicitors who ignore posted signage face trespassing charges under Florida law. The…

Door-to-door solicitors in Coral Springs must comply with Florida Statute 501.022, which requires home solicitation sellers to register with the clerk of court for sales over $25. The…

Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Coral Springs under Florida state law. Florida Statute §893.13 criminalizes the cultivation, manufacture, and delivery of cannabis. The 2024…

Coral Springs initially banned medical marijuana dispensaries through Ordinance 2017-124 but reversed course in 2019, allowing Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs) under…

In unincorporated Broward County, outdoor grills and cooking equipment can't sit in the front yard and must stay at least 5 feet from any side or rear property line.

Broward County lets residents build a campfire, bonfire, or open fire for recreation or outdoor noncommercial food preparation without a permit, as long as it avoids excessive smoke or…

Unincorporated Broward caps window signs at one per window and no more than 20% of the window's area, for homes and businesses alike: no permit needed, but the sign must be secured…

Broward County allows electronic message signs on permitted permanent signs but requires auto-dimming, an 8-second minimum display, and bans scrolling or flashing effects.

Broward County caps yard sale signs at 2 square feet, exempts them from permits, and requires removal at the end of the sale, but the rule only reaches unincorporated Broward, not its…

Broward County bans outdoor advertising signs within 660 feet of any limited-access highway countywide, unless the sign identifies an on-premise business, under the Expressway Outdoor…

Broward County exempts holiday lights from its outdoor lighting standards, but only if each bulb is under 10 watts and 70 lumens: brighter displays must meet the county's full cutoff…

Florida has no statewide statute that fully preempts municipal regulation of political signs on private property, but F.S. 720.304(2) protects homeowners' rights to display one…

Broward County exempts restaurant, bar, and nightclub business operations from its noise nuisance standard at all times, so ordinary nightlife noise can't be cited as an Unreasonably…

In unincorporated Broward County, loading and unloading noise from delivery trucks is exempt from the county's noise-nuisance rule only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; outside those hours…

Broward County exempts engines, pumps, and generators used for emergency purposes from its unreasonably loud noise standard at all times, but routine or non-emergency generator noise…

Broward County HOA disputes must generally use pre-suit mediation under FL 720.311 before court filing. Condo election and recall disputes go to DBPR arbitration.

Broward County HOAs routinely require architectural review committee approval before exterior changes including paint, roofing, fences, pools, and hurricane shutters.

Broward County HOAs set assessments through a budget adopted by the board with 14-day member notice. Condos face mandatory reserve funding under post-Surfside law.

Broward County HOAs may levy fines up to 100 dollars per day capped at 1,000 dollars per violation, suspend use rights, and record liens. Fines over 1,000 dollars may be liened after…

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…

Unincorporated Broward requires full cutoff fixtures and strict glare/light-trespass limits on all outdoor lighting; motion-detecting security lights are exempt only from the automatic…

Broward County's zoning code caps sign lighting to internal, back-lit, or fully shielded spotlight methods, requires shielded fixtures for external illumination, and bans hazardous…

Unincorporated Broward requires full cutoff outdoor fixtures, caps color temperature at 3000K, and sets footcandle light-trespass limits at property lines.

Broward County's Board of County Commissioners designates historical trees under Code § 27-412, and § 27-405 bans removing any designated historical tree without prior Board approval…

Unincorporated Broward requires any tree planted near power lines to follow the Right Tree, Right Place Guidelines, giving violators 60 days to remove a noncompliant tree before code…

Broward County protects any tree with an 18-inch trunk diameter and a 60% condition rating as a specimen tree, requiring a PWESD removal license or Board approval before it can be cut…

Unincorporated Broward County sets aside A-1 Agricultural Estate and A-2 General Agricultural zoning districts to protect crop raising, livestock, nurseries, equestrian operations and…

Broward County runs an administrative farm-status determination under its Right to Farm Act criteria, letting owners prove agricultural use to Public Works and Environmental Services…

Developments within a quarter mile of a Broward County reclaimed water main must extend the line and connect, and are then bound by strict limits on where reclaimed water may be used.

Unincorporated Broward County requires residential lots to keep 10 to 35 percent of their area in turf or groundcover, scaled by lot size, but allows DEP-compliant synthetic turf to…

Broward levies a tourist development tax of up to 6% on hotel, motel, apartment and short-term rental stays of six months or less, on top of state sales tax.

Broward's Aviation Department can restrict or permit drone (UAS) use at FLL and North Perry Airport, one of nine listed aeronautical operations it controls under the county airport…

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

Florida expressly preempts local regulation of drones, reserving authority to the state and federal government, with limited surveillance and trespass exceptions.

Filming a Production on county-owned or county-controlled Specified Property in Broward requires a permit from the Film Commissioner before shooting starts, covering movies…

Broward County requires a filming permit once a handheld production creates noise that is frequent, habitual, or long and audible 25 feet away, per County Code Sec. 20-261.

Filming on Broward County roads, rights-of-way, or other county property requires a Film Commissioner permit, and applicants must request and pay for any police or fire road-closure…

A solo student filming a class project with one handheld camera on county-controlled property needs no permit, but any crew, prop use, or paid shoot on that property requires a Film…

Broward inspects registered rental units in the unincorporated area only after receiving a minimum standards complaint, per Code Sec. 39-426.

Broward County requires landlords in the unincorporated area to register every residential rental unit annually and pass minimum-standards inspections, with a $75 fee, mandatory…

Broward County authorizes a countywide sterile needle and syringe exchange program under state law, requiring the contracted operator to maintain written security procedures for safe…

Pest control in Broward County is regulated by FDACS. Licensed operators handle termites, rodents, and mosquitoes, with tent fumigations coordinated with the fire department.

Every business, profession, or occupation operating in Broward County must obtain an annual business tax receipt from the county Tax Collector, sorted into classifications such as…

Broward County's Historic Preservation Board designates historic and archaeological cultural resources, and no building permit for construction, demolition, or alteration is issued…

Broward's Zoning Code caps unincorporated residents at two yard sales a year, three days each, with no permit needed for the sale itself.

Unincorporated Broward caps residential building height by zoning district, from 35 feet in single-family RS districts up to 180 feet in the densest RM-24/25 multifamily districts.

Every one- and two-family lot in unincorporated Broward's residential districts carries three numeric yard minimums that shrink as density rises. Sections 39-285 through 39-287 set…

Unincorporated Broward caps how much of a residential lot buildings can physically cover, separate from the county's broader impervious-surface limit. Section 39-282 sets maximum plot…

A density increase above what unincorporated Broward's comprehensive plan otherwise allows isn't available through a zoning variance: Section 39-39(a) expressly bars the hearing…

Unincorporated Broward bars landscaping with FLEPPC-listed invasive plants and makes removal of existing ones mandatory.

Broward County code inspectors cite common violations, from unscreened pools to illegal signs, under a set fine schedule ranging $50 to $500 per offense, doubling for repeat…

When a Broward County code inspector finds a violation in unincorporated Broward, the inspector must set a correction window of no fewer than five days and no more than thirty days…

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…

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 403.7033 preempts the regulation of disposable plastic bags by local governments, prohibiting cities and counties from enacting bans or fees on retailers pending a…

Florida Statute 500.90 preempts the regulation of polystyrene products by local governments, blocking cities and counties from banning expanded polystyrene foam food containers, cups…

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…