Rental Property Rules in Palm Beach County, FL (2026)

Fla. Stat. § 125.0103

125.0103  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 ag...

Fla. Stat. § 83.425

83.425  Preemption. — The regulation of residential tenancies, the landlord-tenant relationship, and all other matters covered under this part are preempted to the state. This section supersedes any local government regulations on matters covered under this part, including, but not limited to, the screening process used by a landlord in approving tenancies; security deposits; rent...

Palm Beach County Code § 17-63(a)

Every person engaged in the business of renting accommodations, as defined in F.S. ch. 509, including nontransiently rented apartment houses, shall pay for each place of business an amount of one dollar and sixty-four cents ($1.64) for each unit. However, no establishment shall pay less than twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($27.50) for said [receipt]. The unit count to be used in this sect...

Palm Beach County Code § 14-45(a)(1)

Every dwelling unit shall contain its own bathtub or shower, lavatory, water closet and kitchen sink which shall be maintained in a sanitary, safe working condition.