3 rules for unincorporated Indian River County, Florida.
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Indian River County has no rent control. Florida Statute §125.0103(2) flatly bars every county and city from imposing controls on rents, and the 2023 Live Local Act deleted the old housing-emergency exception. Vero Beach and Sebastian set rent at market.
Fla. Stat. §125.0103(2)
A municipality, county, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect any law, ordinance, rule, or other measure that would have the effect of imposing controls on rents.
Indian River County has no just-cause eviction rule. Under Florida Statute §83.56(3) a landlord may end a tenancy for nonpayment with a 3-day written notice, excluding weekends and holidays, then file to evict. No local reason requirement applies.
Fla. Stat. §83.56(3)
If the tenant fails to pay rent when due and the default continues for 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, after delivery of written demand by the landlord for payment of the rent or possession of the premises, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement.
Indian River County requires no registration or license for a long-term residential rental. Florida has no statewide registry, and the 2023 preemption in Fla. Stat. §83.425 blocks the county, Vero Beach, and Sebastian from creating one. Short-term vacation rentals follow separate rules.
Fla. Stat. §83.425
The regulation of residential tenancies, the landlord-tenant relationship, and all other matters covered under this part are preempted to the state.
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