Lauderhill, FL

In the City of Lauderhill, a home occupation's parking and traffic cannot exceed what a normal residence generates, and any business vehicle or trailer must sit in a legal parking…

In the City of Lauderhill, a home-based business is allowed by right in any residentially zoned district once the operator gets a certificate of use and local business tax receipt from…

A Lauderhill family day care home may care for at most ten children depending on their ages, must sit at least 1,000 feet from any other day care use, and the operator must live on…

Florida cottage food law (FL 500.80) allows home kitchen food sales up to $250,000 gross per year without a permit. Broward County cannot impose additional licensing, following 2021…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, burning trash, rubbish, garbage or dead animals anywhere in the city is unlawful unless done exactly as the waste chapter of the code provides, and operating…

In the City of Lauderhill, Code § 14-42 makes it unlawful to sell, display, use or explode fireworks except as permitted under Chapter 791 of the Florida Statutes. Discharge is allowed…

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 allows backyard campfires and bonfires for recreational, ceremonial or cooking use without a PWESD permit, but the fire must sit at least 300 feet from any occupied…

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.

In the City of Lauderhill, letting grass, weeds or vegetation build up into an excessive, untended growth on any lot, improved or unimproved, is a declared public nuisance, whether the…

In the City of Lauderhill, watering days depend on the last digit of your address, all year round. Even-numbered addresses can irrigate only on Thursdays and Sundays; odd-numbered…

In the City of Lauderhill, every tree service or arborist working within city limits must register with the City under Land Development Regulations Section 6.8.12 before performing…

In the City of Lauderhill, removing or relocating any tree requires a tree removal permit under Land Development Regulations Section 6.8.7 unless an exemption applies. Applicants file…

In the City of Lauderhill, water conservation landscaping rules favor preserving and reestablishing native plant communities and cap turf grass at 60 percent of the required landscape…

In the City of Lauderhill, artificial turf may replace grass on a single-family residential lot of one acre or less, but only with a Planning and Zoning Division permit under Schedule…

Schedule P's bus stop and utilities design guidelines encourage, but do not require, retaining stormwater on site and harvesting rainwater from roofs into cisterns or rain barrels for…

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.

Lauderhill Code Section 14-22(c) sets hard decibel ceilings by land use district, measured at the property line. Residential property is capped at 55 dBA at all times, while…

Lauderhill bars construction equipment noise within 300 yards of any residential or noise-sensitive area from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays…

Lauderhill Code Section 14-22(b)(8) bars playing a radio, television, phonograph or musical instrument loud enough to disturb neighbors between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Violators face…

Lauderhill Code Section 14-23 requires a permit from the mayor before operating any wagon, truck or vehicle with a sound device that broadcasts announcements or plays music in the…

In the City of Lauderhill, Section 14-22 of the Code of Ordinances lists the keeping of any animal, bird or fowl that causes frequent or continuing noise disturbing the comfort or…

Lauderhill Code § 14-22(b)(4) bars operating a loudspeaker, sound amplifier or similar device near residential or noise-sensitive areas between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and…

In unincorporated Broward County, power blowers and outdoor cleaning equipment are exempt from the noise code only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, the Land Development Regulations flatly prohibit keeping domestic fowl and raising livestock on residential property. Chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys fall…

In the City of Lauderhill, Section 4-3 of the Code of Ordinances bars keeping any wild and untamed animal, reptile or fowl that is not a domestic household pet, naming species like…

In the City of Lauderhill, Section 4-2 of the Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to feed or leave foodstuffs for ducks, pigeons or rodents anywhere within the city limits, and…

In the City of Lauderhill, Section 4-16 of the Code of Ordinances requires every dog in a public place or on unenclosed property to be secured on a leash no longer than eight feet…

In the City of Lauderhill, Section 4-20 of the Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful for an owner to let a cat run at large within the city, allowing Broward County's Humane Society, a…

In the City of Lauderhill, Section 4-15(c) of the Code of Ordinances defines a dangerous dog by its bite, attack or fighting history rather than breed, and Section 4-23 requires any…

In the City of Lauderhill, pet shops, pet dealers and pet stores cannot sell, trade, barter or give away a dog or cat unless it comes from a county or city animal control agency or a…

Beekeeping is protected by FL 586.10, which preempts local bans. Broward County cannot prohibit beekeeping. Hives must be registered annually with FDACS and follow best management…

Broward County's Animal Care Ordinance bans hoarding of dogs or cats and deems it animal cruelty, enforced countywide by the Animal Care Division through civil citations.

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.

Broward County bans feeding wildlife in any county park area under the parks and recreation code's nuisance provisions, alongside rules against releasing exotic animals and controlling…

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

The City of Lauderhill exempts accessory buildings and structures from its new-development impact fees as long as they do not increase the number of people living or working in the…

In RS-4, RS-5, RM-5, RM-8 and RM-10 districts, a Lauderhill storage shed that cannot meet the standard setback gets a fallback standard under Section 5.38.8: one shed per house…

In the City of Lauderhill, an accessory dwelling unit is allowed only as an accessory to a single-family home, capped at one ADU per lot with a floor area between 400 and 500 square…

The Lauderhill Land Development Regulations bar homeowners from leasing or advertising an accessory dwelling unit as a short-term or vacation rental for any stay under six months…

In Lauderhill's RS-4A district, covering the annexed Broward Estates and St. George neighborhoods, converting a garage or carport into living space to add a bedroom requires replacing…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, no motor vehicle may park on the paved portion of any street, avenue or roadway right-of-way, public or private, under City Code § 20-16(a). Blocking the…

In the City of Lauderhill, parking a motor vehicle on the swale, on any unpaved right-of-way next to a street, or on any unpaved area between a home's front and the sidewalk is…

In the City of Lauderhill, a recreational vehicle or boat on a trailer may not sit in a residential rear or side yard except behind an opaque fence enclosure approved by the city…

In the City of Lauderhill, a commercial vehicle cannot sit on a right-of-way next to residential-zoned property, or on that property itself, for more than 24 hours except while making…

In the City of Lauderhill, Code §§ 14-51 and 14-52 bar parking, storing or leaving abandoned property, including wrecked, inoperative or unregistered motor vehicles, on public or…

Lauderhill's Land Development Regulations, Article IX Sections 3.2.2 and 3.2.3, require new single-family homes to pre-wire for EV charging and require new mixed-use, multi-family, and…

In the City of Lauderhill, any new structure or use must provide its own off-street loading space so delivery trucks do not block streets or alleys. Land Development Regulations…

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…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, a permit from the Chief Building Official is required before anyone erects, installs, replaces, repairs or relocates a fence or wall on any lot. The Land…

In the City of Lauderhill, a fence or wall placed on a shared property line is not automatic: Section 5.18.3 of the Land Development Regulations requires adjoining owners to apply…

The Lauderhill Land Development Regulations cap residential fences and hedges at four feet in the front street setback and six feet elsewhere on the lot, eight feet on non-residential…

The Lauderhill Land Development Regulations flatly prohibit constructing any fence or wall from injurious or hazardous materials, naming barbed wire, razor wire, broken glass and…

Lauderhill lets a short-term vacation rental host more than the usual party cap if the owner is physically on site: the Land Development Regulations exempt owner-occupied rentals from…

Every registered Lauderhill short-term vacation rental must post the responsible party's contact information and acknowledge in writing that noise cannot exceed the limits set in…

Every vehicle associated with a Lauderhill short-term vacation rental must be parked in the property's own driveway or a designated on-site parking area rather than on the street…

Beyond the certificate of use and business-tax-receipt fees set in Section 12-53 of the City Code, Lauderhill charges every short-term vacation rental an annual registration fee set by…

Lauderhill limits overnight occupancy at a short-term vacation rental to two transient occupants per sleeping room, caps any daytime gathering at one and one-half times that overnight…

Every short-term vacation rental in Lauderhill needs a local business tax receipt and a certificate of use under Section 3.1.17.C of the Land Development Regulations, plus state…

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…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, a development order and building permit are required before constructing, altering, or repairing any residential swimming pool, hot tub, or nonportable spa…

In the City of Lauderhill, every residential swimming pool must be isolated by a barrier at least four feet high with no gaps a young child could climb, or by an approved safety pool…

Any affected person, meaning a Lauderhill resident, city employee or officer, or a business owner or operator within the city, may file a public nuisance complaint and petition for…

The City of Lauderhill fines its most common code violations on an escalating scale under City Code Sec. 7½-3: a dog bite citation runs $100, $250 or $500 for a first, second or third…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, buildings other than single-family homes must install a fire department key box when the fire chief or police chief finds secured doors make access unduly…

The City of Lauderhill enforces plumbing work through the Florida Building Code, adopted by reference in its entirety, with every future edition automatically incorporated on its…

Buildings thirty years old or older in the City of Lauderhill must pass a structural and electrical safety inspection, and then another every ten years after that, under City Code Sec…

Any construction in the City of Lauderhill needs a building permit issued under Florida Building Code Section 104.1, as codified at City Code Sec. 6-6, unless the work is general…

Every elevator operating in the City of Lauderhill must contain a highly polished stainless steel mirror, or an equivalent reflective plexiglass alternate approved by the building…

Lauderhill requires any childcare use approved as a special exception to prove it meets the Florida Administrative Code's indoor space, outdoor play area, and staff-to-child ratio…

Sec. 2.6 of Lauderhill's Schedule P Design Standards commits the city to the LEED for New Construction rating system, targeting LEED Silver, for every building the city itself…

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…

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.

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, once the city declares a state of emergency, every private road (gated community or not) becomes a public road so crews can enter and clear storm debris…

Schedule Q's community appearance standards require every hurricane shutter and other window feature on a Lauderhill building to be kept in good condition and free of deterioration…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, it is unlawful to operate a barbecue grill or similar outdoor cooking device on a balcony, terrace or porch of a multifamily building, in a parking garage…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, garbage and trash receptacles must sit at the rear or side of the property, except they can go curbside no earlier than the weekend before pickup and must be…

In the City of Lauderhill, every occupied dwelling unit and business must obtain garbage and trash collection from the company franchised by the city. Building owners, not tenants, are…

In the City of Lauderhill, it is unlawful to place, sweep, scatter, litter or dump garbage or trash on any street, sidewalk, alley, canal, vacant lot, city park or other property…

In the City of Lauderhill, garbage and trash receptacles belong at the rear or side of a home or business, not the curb, except in the days right around collection. Every occupied unit…

In the City of Lauderhill, single-family homes with an active water account can request city chipping service for tree limbs up to 8 inches thick at $75 an hour, minimum $75, but the…

In the City of Lauderhill, curbside recycling is not optional: single-family households must segregate newspapers, clear glass and aluminum cans from regular trash and set them out for…

In the City of Lauderhill, single-family and multifamily recycling is mandatory, not optional. Newspapers, clear glass and aluminum cans must be segregated from trash and set out at…

In the City of Lauderhill, residential trash and recycling pickup does not run on Christmas Day, and skips Martin Luther King Day too if the collection contractor gives its drivers…

Dumpster and trash-compactor enclosures in the City of Lauderhill must sit at least 25 feet from any residential property line and be screened by a solid masonry, wood, or steel…

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…

Anyone who wants exclusive use of a Lauderhill city park or recreation facility for a function, activity or event must first get a written reservation from the Parks and Recreation…

In the City of Lauderhill, holding a parade, block party or public assembly on any street, park or public property requires an approved special event permit from the city manager's…

A Lauderhill restaurant that wants to place tables, benches or chairs outdoors needs an administrative development order from the City Manager under Section 5.32.1.C, backed by a floor…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill it is unlawful to regularly camp or sleep overnight on public property, including parks, sidewalks and rights-of-way, unless the city specifically authorizes…

Lauderhill Code Section 14-39 makes it a misdemeanor to sit or stand around a church, theater, public building, business or other place of public assembly so as to obstruct its…

Unlit Lauderhill city parks must close at sunset and open only from sunrise under Section 15-1, while lit parks may stay open later on a schedule the city sets. Being present in a park…

Broward County Ordinance Chapter 5 establishes a juvenile curfew prohibiting those under 17 from public places between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM Sunday-Thursday and midnight to 6:00 AM…

In the City of Lauderhill, smoking is prohibited in every city park, with a single carved-out exception for unfiltered cigars. Section 15-6 makes a violation a civil infraction…

In the City of Lauderhill, Code § 14-39 makes it unlawful to loiter on any public street, sidewalk, overpass or bridge while obstructing pedestrian or vehicular traffic, remaining on…

City Code § 14-101.1 bars right-of-way soliciting, panhandling and begging anywhere along University Drive and within 200 feet of six named intersections in the City of Lauderhill…

The City of Lauderhill bans drinking alcoholic beverages on public streets, in public parks or any other public place under Lauderhill Code § 14-19, unless the location is licensed by…

The City of Lauderhill has no citywide public urination ban, but Code § 14-126(a) prohibits spitting or urinating, except in facilities provided, at any mass transit facility or bus…

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 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…

In the City of Lauderhill, the owner of each parcel is responsible for building, maintaining and repairing the public sidewalk that abuts their property. Owners of vacant parcels had…

In the City of Lauderhill, adding, removing or modifying anything within a public right-of-way, private thoroughfare, or an ingress/egress, utility, canal or stormwater easement…

In the City of Lauderhill, parking a vehicle so it obstructs a sidewalk, a crosswalk, or any spot within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection is unlawful under City Code §…

In the City of Lauderhill, a building with broken windows, unstable walls, deteriorated structural elements or a failed 40-year safety inspection is the owner's responsibility to…

In the City of Lauderhill, a lender whose mortgaged property is registered as abandoned under the city's foreclosure-registry ordinance must keep it free of weeds, overgrown grass…

In the City of Lauderhill, a resident can hold up to three garage sales per household each calendar year, each capped at three consecutive days. The rule sits inside the home-based…

In the City of Lauderhill, condominium, cooperative and multi-family homeowner associations (not single-family HOAs) must register with the city under the Condominium and Homeowner…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, a business pays the merchants' local business tax only if it is not specifically classified elsewhere in the fee schedule. Any business that fits one of the…

In the City of Lauderhill, any merchant buying gold, silver or platinum from the general public must keep a written purchase record with the seller's identification for one year and…

In the City of Lauderhill, pawnbrokers must keep detailed duplicate records of every article pawned or purchased, verify sellers with photo ID, and never deal with anyone under 18…

In the City of Lauderhill, minor motor vehicle repairs, tune-ups, fluid changes, tire swaps, brake pads, belts and lights, are allowed as an accessory use at a residence, but only on…

City Code § 14-61 caps what a Lauderhill towing company can charge to remove a vehicle from private property without the owner's consent: $60 for towing and removal, $15 per day for…

Operating a sexually oriented business in the City of Lauderhill requires a city license under Lauderhill Code § 12-193, and every employee of one also needs a separate sexually…

Lauderhill's Land Development Regulations permit tattoo parlors only within the Commercial Entertainment (CE) zoning district. Schedule B's allowable-uses table lists 'Tattoo parlors'…

The City of Lauderhill requires any massage business to hold a certificate of use and local business tax receipt under Code of Ordinances Section 12-23, taxed under the 'Beauty and…

In the City of Lauderhill, a tobacco store needs a Certificate of Use showing it meets a 1,000-foot separation from any other tobacco store, school, or public park, plus a state retail…

Lauderhill Code Section 14-38 regulates the vehicles that sell food from the street, defining ice cream and mobile food vendors, requiring annual inspection stickers, and setting where…

Lauderhill's Land Development Regulations Section 5.57 limit where a mobile vendor may set up: private property in a residential zoning district, parked legally and clear of the…

In the City of Lauderhill, a mobile food vendor may operate on residential or commercially zoned property only with an approved special permit, special event permit, or promotional…

In the City of Lauderhill, Section 10-15 of the Code of Ordinances declares it a public nuisance for a property owner to let weeds, rubbish, trash or dead trees accumulate to the point…

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…

City of Lauderhill property owners must control sediment within drainage and roadway rights-of-way and easements by planting and maintaining solid sod, under City Code Sec. 5-3. The…

The City of Lauderhill's Floodplain Management Ordinance, Land Development Regulations Article V Section 5.1, requires a floodplain development permit before any construction, filling…

Lauderhill's Land Development Regulations define base flood elevation by FIRM datum and let the Floodplain Administrator set it at two feet above the highest adjacent grade where FIRM…

Section 5.3 of Lauderhill's Land Development Regulations requires a City Engineer permit before creating any waterway not controlled by the South Florida Water Management District and…

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

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

In the City of Lauderhill, every bicycle must carry a front lamp visible 500 feet and a rear red lamp visible 600 feet, lit anytime the bike is ridden after sundown, under City Code §…

In the City of Lauderhill, the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, City Code §§ 20-50 to 20-60, authorizes red-light cameras at intersections with a $158 civil fine per violation. A newer…

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…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, Code § 14-94 requires anyone soliciting door-to-door or on the street for a commercial or charitable purpose to first obtain a permit, which costs a $250…

In the City of Lauderhill, Code § 14-116 lets residents block door-to-door solicitors by posting a durable "No Soliciting" or "No Solicitation Invited" sign near the front door with…

Lauderhill Code § 14-22(e)(5)-(6) exempts electric generation machines, meaning portable generators, from the city's noise prohibitions during a declared emergency or power outage…

Lauderhill Code § 14-22(b)(5) bars loud or excessive noise from loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates and containers on commercial property between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on…

Lauderhill Code § 14-22(b)(2) bans sounding any vehicle horn or signaling device on a city street or public place continuously or incessantly for more than sixty seconds, except as a…

The Lauderhill Land Development Regulations require any licensed business offering live music, singing or other entertainment to soundproof the rooms where it occurs so the noise does…

It is unlawful in the City of Lauderhill to rent, lease or sublease any residential dwelling unit without first obtaining a rental occupational license from the Finance Department…

Schedule M of the Lauderhill Land Development Regulations sets minimum housing quality standards for every dwelling, rental unit and rooming house in the city. Owners and operators…

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 effectively bans local rent control. State law bars any city or county from imposing controls on rents, and the 2023 Live Local Act removed the old narrow exception that had…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, outdoor lighting on any site under development review may not spill light or glare onto neighboring property, and Land Development Regulations Section 6.9.4…

Schedule P's Sec. 8 lighting standards require all outdoor lighting in new development and redevelopment to carry a color temperature no higher than 3,000 Kelvins and be fully…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, no one may remove a specimen tree, a species-based protected tree, or any historical tree without a City permit or Commission approval first. A specimen tree…

In the City of Lauderhill, the state, county, a recognized historical preservation society, or a property owner may ask the City Commission to designate a tree or group of trees as a…

In the City of Lauderhill, planting any tree in the swale, or parkway, area requires a permit under Schedule J, Section 2.1.4, though the City charges no fee for it. Where overhead…

In the City of Lauderhill, paper, fabric or painted window signs and special sale signs are allowed without a separate sign permit only in the CN, CC, CG, CE and IL zoning districts…

In the City of Lauderhill, billboard signs are flatly prohibited citywide under Schedule I, Section 6.0(c). Electronic dynamic display signs are allowed only as a narrow exception: one…

In the City of Lauderhill, off-site political and noncommercial signs are capped at 3 square feet (18 by 24 inches) on residential property and 32 square feet with an 8-foot height…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, landscape irrigation must follow Broward County's year-round watering schedule, but Section 1.2.1(B) of the Land Development Regulations exempts reclaimed…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, tree bamboo (Bambosa vulgaris) is one of five tree species specifically barred from being planted anywhere in the City under Schedule J, Section 1.3.3(C)…

In the City of Lauderhill, ten invasive tree species, including Brazilian pepper, melaleuca, and Australian pine, are classified as nuisance trees under Land Development Regulations…

Schedule M's Enforcement Agency, jointly the Finance and Support Services Department and Planning and Redevelopment Department, inspects every rental dwelling, rooming house and…

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

In Lauderhill's RS-4 single-family zoning district, the Land Development Regulations cap impervious lot coverage at forty percent, with a hard ceiling of sixty-five percent even when a…

Lauderhill's RS-4 single-family zoning district requires a twenty-five-foot front setback, a fifteen-foot rear setback (five feet along a canal or lake), a seven-and-one-half-foot side…

Lauderhill's RS-4 single-family zoning district caps building height at thirty-five feet under Section 3.1.1.F.6 of the Land Development Regulations, the same base figure used in the…

Schedule P of the Land Development Regulations, the Lauderhill Design Standards and Guidelines, sets performance-based design criteria that every new development, redevelopment…

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…

In the City of Lauderhill, a medical marijuana dispensing center may only operate in the CG, Commercial General, or CC, Community Commercial, zoning districts. Land Development…

In the City of Lauderhill, a medical marijuana dispensing center must sit at least a half mile from any other dispensing center or pain management clinic, and outside a 500-foot radius…

Florida prohibits home cultivation of cannabis for both recreational and medical use; only state-licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers may grow cannabis.

Lauderhill's Land Development Regulations, Article IX Section 3.2.1, require every new single-family home not built with a complete solar system to include roughed-in plumbing, wiring…

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

Florida Statute 163.04 prevents Broward County HOAs from prohibiting solar collectors or unreasonably restricting placement that would reduce efficiency by more than 20 percent or…

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…

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

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…