3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Duval County, Florida.
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Duval County has NO rent control. FL §166.041(3)(e) preempts rent control statewide except during a declared housing emergency approved by local referendum — no such declaration exists in Duval.
Florida Statute § 166.043 — Ordinances and rules imposing price controls
166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls. — (1)(a) Except as hereinafter provided, a county, municipality, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect an ordinance or a rule that has the effect of imposing price controls upon a lawful business activity that is not franchised by, owned by, or under contract with, the governmental agency, unless specificall...
Duval County has NO just-cause eviction ordinance. Florida Statute §83.57 allows landlords to terminate month-to-month tenancies with 15 days' written notice for any reason.
Duval/Jacksonville requires a Local Business Tax Receipt (LBTR) for landlords renting 4 or more units countywide, and all STRs regardless of count. There is no general single-family rental registry.
1 cities in Duval County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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