Short-Term Rentals in Broward County, FL (2026)

5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Broward County, Florida.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Broward County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Noise Rules

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 but not outright bans.

Broward County Short-Term Rental Noise Rules

Some Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 509.032(7)

F.S. 509.032 Duties. — (7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. — (a) The regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including, but not limited to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted to the state. This paragraph does not ...

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Taxes & Fees

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 county.

Broward County Tourist Development Tax Rate

Some Restrictions

Broward County Code § 31½-16

There is hereby levied and imposed a tourist development tax throughout Broward County, Florida, at a rate of two percent (2%) of each whole and major fraction of each dollar of the total rental charged every person who rents, leases, or lets for consideration any living quarters or accommodations in any hotel, apartment hotel, motel, resort motel, apartment, apartment motel, rooming house, mob...

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Occupancy Limits

Broward cities set STR maximum occupancy typically at 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, consistent with SB 280 (2024) framework. FL 509.032 prohibits local STR-specific occupancy caps more restrictive than state law.

Broward County STR Occupancy Limits

Some Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 509.032(7)(b)

F.S. 509.032 Duties. — (7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. — (a) The regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including, but not limited to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted to the state. This paragraph does not ...

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Insurance Requirements

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 registration.

Broward County STR Insurance Requirements

Some Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 509.032(7)

F.S. 509.032 Duties. — (7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. — (a) The regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including, but not limited to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted to the state. This paragraph does not ...

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Night Caps

Florida Statute 509.032 preempts local governments from regulating the duration or frequency of short-term rentals, so Broward County cannot impose minimum or maximum night caps specifically on STRs.

Broward County STR Minimum and Maximum Night Rules

Few Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 509.032(7)(b)

F.S. 509.032 Duties. — (7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. — (a) The regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including, but not limited to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted to the state. This paragraph does not ...

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