Miami, FL

Miami 21 caps front-yard fences at four feet (six feet for open iron or aluminum pickets) and side/rear fences at eight feet in the T3 residential Transect Zone, the city's standard…

In Miami's T3 Sub-Urban Zone, front-yard fences top out at 4 feet (6 feet for aluminum or iron picket-and-post fences), while side and rear fences may run up to 8 feet under the Miami…

Miami requires any elevated or filled residential lot to be enclosed by a perimeter retaining wall at least 12 inches above the highest grade, plus a drainage calculation confirming…

Miami 21 bans broken glass, projecting nails, coiled razor wire and spikes on any fence or wall citywide. Barbed wire is allowed only in the D1-D3 industrial Transect Zones, and only…

Building a wall on a shared property line in unincorporated Miami-Dade requires the neighbor's consent before you finish the far side, or proof you tried.

Miami classifies a carport as an Ancillary Building, so it must sit within the setback line for ancillary structures in your Transect Zone and needs a building permit before you build…

Miami requires an ancillary dwelling unit and the main house to stay under the same owner, and the ADU can only be rented while that owner holds a current homestead exemption on the…

Renting a Miami ancillary dwelling unit requires a building permit, certificate of occupancy, and an annual ADU registration certificate, and the unit must remain predominately…

Miami allows one ancillary dwelling unit on single-family lots under Miami 21 Section 3.18, capped at two stories (one in T3-R) and no taller than the main house, plus mandatory city…

Miami-Dade County charges its countywide mobility impact fee on every building permit application, including new accessory dwelling units. Code Section 33E-14(d)(7) exempts accessory…

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…

New buildings in Miami must make at least 20% of newly constructed parking spaces EV Capable, pre-wired with conduit and panel capacity for a future 208- or 240-volt charger, under…

Miami's smart loading zones cap parking at one continuous hour, meter by the minute through sensors or cameras, and bill violators who overstay the posted time.

Miami publishes no tow rate schedule of its own. Sec. 42-110 adopts the maximum rates set by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners under County Code section 30-476, and provides…

Miami prohibits parking any vehicle on a street or within the public right-of-way for storage, junkage, or dead storage beyond 24 hours, and city code inspectors or Off-Street Parking…

Miami 21 lets a boat, camper, or travel trailer sit on a single-family lot only in T3, T4-R, and T4-L zones, tucked behind the front yard line and under 8 feet tall.

Miami 21 caps residential driveways at 20 feet wide in the First Layer, with tighter limits on narrow lots and in T3-O.

Miami bars parking commercial vehicles, buses, trailers, and oversized trucks on streets or the public right-of-way in any zoned residential district under City Code § 35-10.

Miami bars parking on any street or right-of-way to sell, wash, repair, or advertise a vehicle, or store one over 24 hours, and bans commercial trucks, buses, and RVs from residential…

Miami bans leaving a vehicle on any street or public right-of-way for storage or dead storage for more than 24 hours, effectively capping how long a car can sit unmoved overnight.

Miami prohibits vessel owners and guests from feeding or leaving food for wildlife, including birds and manatees, at the city's mooring facilities and marinas.

Pet grooming and styling salons operating in Miami must obtain an annual Local Business Tax Receipt before opening, at a flat fee of $99.00 under the city's BTR fee schedule.

Miami declares itself a bird sanctuary and makes it unlawful to shoot, trap, or kill any bird within city limits, with a narrow exception for city-run peafowl relocation.

Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 5 controls all cats inside Miami city limits, requiring rabies vaccination, county license tag, and prohibiting cats from running at large…

Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 5 requires every dog or cat adopted from, or reclaimed by, county Animal Services to be microchipped before release. Miami residents follow this county…

Keeping more than four dogs on a small residential lot in Miami (six on one-to-two acres, eight on two-plus acres) reclassifies the property as a kennel, triggering city maintenance…

Miami pet stores cannot sell dogs or cats at retail unless exempt as a shelter, rescue partner, or hobby breeder outlet: the city's 2017 puppy-mill ordinance pushes retail sales toward…

Miami 21 splits veterinary uses in two: an Animal Clinic with light overnight care is a Commercial use, while any Animal Kennel boarding eight or more animals is classified Industrial…

Miami allows up to 15 hens and 30 growing chicks per property with a county health permit, but bans roosters entirely and requires pens sit at least 100 feet from any dwelling.

Miami's general at-large ordinance (Sec. 6-2) explicitly exempts dogs and cats, so the city has no citywide leash mandate for streets or sidewalks. The only leash requirement in the…

Miami-Dade County requires sterilization of any dog found running at large more than twice, with violations affirmed on appeal; intact dogs also face steeper civil fines than…

Miami-Dade County's 1989 pit bull ban was repealed effective October 1, 2023 by state law. Florida now preempts all breed-specific legislation statewide. All dogs are regulated under…

Miami-Dade County bans possessing, maintaining, or controlling any wild animal, bird, reptile, or fur-bearing creature unless the owner already holds the required Florida Fish and…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade caps residential beekeeping in the EU-1 Estate zoning district at five hives, each set back at least 150 feet from a highway line and 150 feet from any…

Miami enforces smoke detector requirements through Code Enforcement civil penalties: $210 for missing single-station detectors in living units and $105 in day cares or hotel…

Miami requires an annual Fire-Rescue permit, at $158.00 per year, for any liquefied petroleum gas installation whose container or aggregate of interconnected containers exceeds 2,000…

Miami requires a $95 fire safety permit from the Department of Fire-Rescue before any open burning; the permit is reviewed by the fire marshal's office and can be revoked for…

Consumer fireworks in the City of Miami may only be used on three designated dates: July 4th, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day per FL HB 1059 (2020). Aerial fireworks sale is…

Miami-Dade County exempts small, contained recreational fires, three feet in diameter, two feet high, from its open-burning permit requirement, but larger bonfires need a 50-foot…

The Florida Forest Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildfire prevention and suppression on non-municipal land under Chapter 590, Florida Statutes.

Miami caps noise from industrial and wholesale commercial equipment at 70 dBA above ambient at night and 75 dBA during the day, measured at the property line under Sec. 36-8.

Miami businesses next to residential property must stop outdoor amplified music, bands, and sound systems between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., with a citywide 100-foot audibility standard…

Miami bans construction equipment noise across residential district boundaries between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and anytime on Sundays and holidays, with a daytime decibel…

Miami's noisy-dogs ordinance makes it unlawful to keep a dog that barks, yelps, or howls habitually enough to annoy the neighborhood or people passing on public streets, enforced…

Miami bans jukeboxes, radios, musical instruments, and amplified sound from business premises between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. unless played indoors and inaudible outside the building.

Miami bans blowing yard debris into streets, storm drains, or neighboring property, with fines starting at $100 for a second offense within six months.

Miami-Dade County bars playing a vehicle stereo loud enough to be heard 100 feet away between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., and requires every vehicle exhaust to run through an effective muffler.

Property near Miami-Dade's airports falls into DNL noise contour zones: the 75 DNL zone bars new homes and schools outright, while the 65-74 DNL zone requires new construction to cut…

Miami 21 caps signage for a home-based business at one sign, one square foot, mounted on the front facade only.

Miami 21 caps a home-based Home Office at 25% of the dwelling's square footage, limits it to one client and two staff at a time, restricts hours to Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–6 p.m., and…

Miami 21 caps home-based businesses to one client on site at a time, two staff (one must live there), and daytime hours only.

Home daycare operations in unincorporated Miami-Dade County require Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) licensing. Family day care homes serving up to 10 children are…

Florida's Cottage Food Operations Act preempts local regulation, allowing home production of non-potentially hazardous foods up to a statewide gross sales limit.

Miami Code Sec. 2-211 limits short-term rentals to specific zoning districts and requires a Certificate of Use, but cannot require host presence due to FL §509.032 preemption of…

Florida Statute §509.032 prevents Miami from limiting short-term rentals to a host's primary residence. Miami may only use general zoning to restrict where STRs operate; investor-owned…

The City of Miami does not impose an annual night cap on vacation rentals. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts cities from regulating the duration or frequency of short-term rentals…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, the vacation-rental ordinance only covers stays under 30 days; renting a home or room for a full month or longer falls outside Section 33-28's…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, booking platforms like Airbnb must screen listings for a valid Certificate of Use and report monthly, but are shielded from joint liability if they…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County requires vacation rental Certificate of Use applicants to attest that liability insurance covering guest injuries will be in effect at all times, since…

Miami-Dade County denies Certificate of Use renewal to unincorporated-area vacation rentals with three or more code violations in 12 months unless outstanding violations are cured and…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), no one may offer or operate a vacation rental without first obtaining a Certificate of Use from the county, renewed annually.

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, vacation rental guests may park only in the driveway, a designated area, or curbside directly in front of the home, capped at two vehicles at a…

Miami-Dade County bans outdoor amplified sound at unincorporated vacation rentals at any time and requires guests to follow the county's general noise ordinance, with fines up to…

Miami-Dade County collects a 6% Convention and Tourist Tax on short-term rentals: 3% Convention Development Tax, 2% Tourist Development Tax, and 1% Sports Franchise Tax. Combined with…

Miami-Dade County caps vacation rental occupancy in unincorporated areas (UMSA) at two guests per bedroom plus two extra, up to 12 overnight and 16 daytime, excluding children under…

Florida law permits residential rainwater harvesting, and Miami encourages rain barrel use for landscape irrigation to reduce stormwater runoff. No city permit is required for standard…

Miami permits artificial turf installation on residential and commercial properties without a specific city permit for the turf itself. Florida law protects homeowners' right to use…

Miami limits landscape irrigation to two fixed days a week by address parity and bans watering between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. year-round under City Code § 22.5-75.

Trimming, pruning, or removing any tree on a Miami street, sidewalk, median, or right-of-way requires a permit from the director of public works before you touch it.

City code bars grass, weeds, or bushes over 12 inches on any lot in Miami; violators face code enforcement notice, city-ordered clearing, and a lien with a $150 administrative charge…

Miami requires a tree permit before removing, relocating, or heavily pruning any tree 12 feet or taller with a 2-inch DBH trunk (16 feet and 6-inch DBH for palms), enforced by the…

Miami-Dade County's Responsible Property Owner and Merchant Act defines "solid waste" to exclude "yard trash (except for compost piles)," so a backyard compost pile does not count as…

Miami-Dade's landscape code excludes native and very drought-tolerant groundcover from the maximum lawn-area cap and lets native species meet up to 30% of required tree plantings…

Building a residential pool in Miami requires a Building Official permit and a staged inspection sequence covering steel, electric, piping, deck and a final safety check before the…

Miami will not issue a certificate of completion for a residential pool until a final Building Department inspection confirms the pool meets the safety features required by Section…

The City of Miami inspects permitted construction in stages, foundation, framing, sheathing, roofing, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas, and work must stay exposed until the…

The City of Miami requires a permit for new plumbing work and system alterations, issued by the Building Department, with fees set at 0.5% of construction cost for residential jobs and…

Any electrical installation, alteration, or repair in Miami requires a Building Department permit before work starts, issued either as a stand-alone trade permit or bundled under a…

Miami requires a Building Official permit for any roof repair or re-roof, and the Building Department runs at least two separate roofing inspections, dry-in and roof covering, before…

Miami requires landlords doing exterior lead-paint work on buildings built before 1951 to give tenants written notice at least three business days before work starts and hand over the…

Miami requires a Florida-licensed engineer or architect to prepare fire sprinkler documents for any new building or addition with 50 or more sprinkler heads; smaller systems can be…

Miami fast-tracks building permit review for LEED-registered green buildings, moving qualifying commercial and residential projects ahead of non-green applications in the review queue…

Miami cites day care operators up to $210 per violation for missing exits, fire alarms, smoke detectors, and nonconforming door locks under the Florida Fire Prevention Code's day-care…

Miami charges a $200 annual certificate-of-operation fee and a $200 annual inspection fee for every elevator and escalator, then fines owners $250 to $1,000 per unit for repeat…

Miami prohibits construction of any new freestanding billboard citywide under Sec. 62-618.3, including along I-95, I-195, I-395 and other freeway corridors; existing legal billboards…

Miami caps window signs at 20% of a storefront's total glass area under Miami 21's citywide sign table, whether the graphic is painted on the glass or attached to it.

Miami bans every new freestanding billboard, including LED digital displays, under Code § 62-618.3. Only existing legal billboards may be relocated or reconstructed through a city…

Miami caps garage sale signs at two per permit, sized no more than 12 by 18 inches, and displayed only during the permitted sale hours.

Miami 21 lets residents post political election signs on private property without a permit, but only starting three months before the election and capped at 4 to 15 square feet…

Miami issues a certificate of use for every building and reinspects it annually, apartment buildings included, to confirm the property still meets zoning, building, fire and health…

Tenants can file a complaint with the County's Minimum Housing Enforcement Officer, who investigates housing premises of four units or less and inspects with consent, an inspection…

Miami Code § 37-16 makes camping, sleeping under a tent, or accumulating belongings in parks, sidewalks, and rights-of-way unlawful, with a citation or arrest issued only after a…

City law makes it unlawful to sit, lie, stand, loiter or camp on any Miami sidewalk, street or public right-of-way if doing so blocks passage and you refuse a police officer's order to…

Miami's camping enforcement was shaped by the Pottinger v. City of Miami consent decree (1998-2018), which limited arrests of unsheltered people for life-sustaining acts. Florida HB…

Miami issues civil fines of $500 per occurrence for illegal dumping by individuals and $1,050 per occurrence when dumping is done from a vehicle, on top of separate right-of-way…

Miami's solid waste department collects residential garbage twice a week for homes and buildings of three units or fewer, with a fixed curbside placement window enforced under City…

Miami requires every multi-family building of four units or more to run a recycling program covering at least five material types, serviced by a city franchisee or licensed…

Miami lets residents set large trash and bulky waste at the curb only during the week of their scheduled special collection, no earlier than the evening before, kept clear of…

Miami food service properties whose waste stream is mostly raw or processed organic matter must have it hauled away at least three times a week, with fines starting at $262.50 for…

Miami requires commercial dumpster pads to be concrete platforms, screened from view, and rodent-resistant, with containers barred from streets, alleys and sidewalks.

Raking or leaf-blowing yard waste, dirt, or debris into a Miami street, storm drain, alley, or neighboring property is banned; violators get a warning first, then escalating fines…

Miami requires recyclables to be separated and set at the curb in the city-issued bin on your scheduled recycling day, and it's illegal for anyone but the resident or city crews to…

Miami requires containerized garbage placed curbside no earlier than the night before collection and no later than 6:00 a.m. on pickup day, with containers retrieved by the end of the…

The City of Miami collects garbage from homes and small multifamily buildings twice a week, and containers must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day.

New construction and substantial improvements in Miami's special flood hazard areas must elevate the lowest floor to the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard, per the city's…

Miami charges every developed lot a monthly stormwater utility fee: a $7.00 base rate per equivalent residential unit, rising $0.50 each year, with nonresidential parcels billed by…

Miami requires a fill permit from the resilience and public works department before grading land that sits two feet or more below the county design grade over 10,000 square feet or…

Miami requires a building department permit before constructing, reconstructing, or repairing any dock, pier, seawall, or bulkhead, with fees running $300 plus 2% of construction cost…

The City of Miami has extensive FEMA flood zones due to coastal exposure, Biscayne Bay, and low elevation. Chapter 11 of the city code addresses flood damage prevention. Sea level rise…

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

Miami bans smoking or vaping cannabis in every city park and public beach. Fines escalate from $100 for a first offense to $500 for a third within 12 months, plus possible removal from…

Miami prohibits smoking and vaping tobacco, cannabis, and their extracts in all public parks and beaches, with civil fines starting at $100 for a first offense within 12 months.

Miami bans standing, loitering, sitting, lying, or camping on a sidewalk, street, or right-of-way only once it obstructs passage and the person refuses a law enforcement officer's…

Miami makes it a crime to aggressively beg or obstruct pedestrian and vehicle traffic while begging, defining intimidation to include touching, following, or using profane and abusive…

Miami Code § 37-11 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place not designated as a restroom or toilet, with narrow exceptions for young children and people with…

Miami prohibits skateboards, scooters, mopeds, and bicycles on the sidewalks of Southwest 8th Street between 4th Avenue and Tamiami Canal Road in Little Havana, a rule aimed at keeping…

Drinking alcohol on public streets, in vacant lots, or at stores licensed only for off-premises sales is unlawful in Miami: a citywide ban lifted only for city-permitted special events.

Adults who control a residence face criminal penalties if they let an open house party happen there while a minor possesses or drinks alcohol or uses drugs, and they knew or should…

Miami bans drone flights within a half-mile of Bayfront Park, Marlins Ballpark, Miami Marine Stadium, and the Calle Ocho Festival during large venue special events, plus over any…

Miami caps unregistered drones at five pounds and bars UAS entirely within a half-mile of major stadiums and large public events unless the operator files the city's application.

Miami bans launching or flying drones over public parks and facilities during large venue special events, plus a half-mile no-fly zone around Bayfront Park, Marlins Ballpark, Miami…

Miami caps hobbyist drones at 5 pounds unless the pilot is an AMA member, and bars flights over stadiums and large public events under Sec. 37-12.

Miami-Dade County bans flying drones within one statute mile of runway ends and a half-mile of runway centerlines at every county airport, plus anywhere on or above airport property.

Miami requires every bicycle to carry a bell or warning device audible for 100 feet, bans sirens and whistles, and fines violations of the bicycle chapter up to $25, covering riding on…

Miami designates curbside smart loading zones where signage marks Uber and Lyft pickup and drop-off, metered by sensor and camera technology.

Miami's licensed shared e-scooter pilot program operates only in City Commission District 2: scooters used or found anywhere else in the city are unauthorized. Operators pay a $50,000…

Miami-Dade County authorizes speed detection cameras in school zones only in unincorporated areas (UMSA) under a 2023 county ordinance implementing new state law, since there is no…

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…

Retail hemp establishments and smoke shops can't open within 1,000 feet of any public or private school, park, playground, or place of worship in Miami, measured property line to…

Florida MMTCs may deliver medical marijuana directly to qualified patients and caregivers anywhere in the state under FL §381.986 and OMMU rules. Miami-Dade cannot prohibit deliveries…

Miami-Dade treats Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers as pharmacies under FL §381.986 pharmacy parity. Retail dispensing is allowed in commercial and business zones where pharmacies…

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

Vendors at Miami street festivals can't sell food or drinks in glass or metal containers, and open-container and alcohol-sale limits apply within two blocks of the permitted event area.

Parades of 50+ people on any public right-of-way, or any size parade on a city street, need a police chief permit filed at least 5 business days ahead.

Miami requires a special event permit before hosting a block party, neighborhood celebration, or similar gathering, with applications filed 30 days ahead and a $0.25 per linear foot…

Miami requires a permit before reserving group camping areas, large cooking grills, the community building, ballfields, or sports fields in a city park, and before holding concerts…

Miami restaurants need a Sec. 54-222 sidewalk cafe permit before putting tables on the sidewalk, with a 9-foot minimum sidewalk width and a $13.50 per square foot annual fee.

Filming or taking photos on publicly-owned property in Miami-Dade County requires a permit, and the County coordinates that permitting into the 34 municipalities that have signed…

Miami's water conservation ordinance regulates when residents may irrigate landscaping, but explicitly exempts irrigation done with reclaimed water or saltwater from those day-and-time…

WASD offers conservation rebates for replacing high-water-use turf with Florida-friendly landscaping, micro-irrigation, and rain sensors in unincorporated Miami-Dade and participating…

Miami requires every business to hold an annually renewed Local Business Tax Receipt classified under one of more than 300 categories in Sec. 31-50, with the fee amount set entirely by…

Miami smoke shops must sit at least one mile from any other smoke shop or hemp retailer and 1,000 feet from schools, parks, playgrounds, or houses of worship, on top of standard…

Miami massage establishments need a $99 Business Tax Receipt, a licensed masseur or masseuse on duty at all times, and can't operate between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Tow operators in Miami must comply with Florida Statute Sec. 715.07 plus Miami-Dade County Chapter 30 wrecker regulations. Maximum non-consent tow rates, signage at private lots, and…

Miami pawn shops and secondhand dealers need a business tax receipt plus a yearly $250 police pawn shop detail inspection fee, on top of state pawnbroker licensing.

Miami 21 confines adult entertainment establishments to the D2 Industrial transect zone and requires 1,000 feet of separation from any park, school, or residential-zoned property, with…

Miami requires a $320 Business Tax Receipt for secondhand dealers plus a separate $250 yearly police inspection fee and $1.50 per transaction form filed with the police department's…

It's illegal to tattoo a minor anywhere in Miami-Dade County unless a parent or guardian gives written consent first: a decades-old countywide ordinance still on the books for tattoo…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade (UMSA), you can only fix your own car at home, in daylight, and only minor work finished within 72 hours.

Miami 21 sets minimum size, spacing, and placement rules for street trees planted in the public swale along every roadway in the city.

Miami classifies any tree 18 inches DBH or larger as a protected "specimen tree," forcing applicants to try redesigning around it or relocating it before the city will approve removal.

Miami singles out "specimen trees", 18 inches DBH or larger, for extra protection: the city can require project redesigns, on- or off-site relocation, or costly replacement before one…

In Miami's NRD-1 pilot noise district, bass measured inside a closed structure can't exceed 68 dB(C) under the nighttime entertainment-noise pilot program, on top of an 80 dB(A)…

Miami bars freight and commercial deliveries within 100 feet of a T-3 transect zone overnight and on weekend early hours, citywide, with fines up to $500.

Miami caps noise from AC compressors, blowers, pumps and exhaust fans at fixed dBA levels measured at the receiving property line, tighter at night.

Bars, nightclubs, and other alcohol or entertainment establishments that share a property line with a home cannot play music or amplified sound in outdoor areas between 10:00 p.m. and…

Sounding a car horn, alarm, or other vehicle signaling device with unreasonably loud, harsh sound, or for an unnecessary period is banned countywide under Miami-Dade's noise ordinance…

Miami-Dade law requires stationary generators and other combustion engines to vent exhaust through a muffler that prevents loud or explosive noise, countywide.

Miami 21 bars planting any species on the Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual's prohibited list and requires it removed from sites the landscape article covers.

Miami has no local paid sick leave or paid family leave mandate, and cannot adopt one for private employers. Fla. Stat. § 218.077(2) preempts political subdivisions from requiring…

Miami cannot set its own minimum wage for private employers. Fla. Stat. § 218.077 preempts municipal wage ordinances. The Florida Constitution (Art. X, § 24) sets the state minimum at…

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…

Miami participates in the SolarApp+ automated review platform and complies with Florida Statute 163.04 guaranteeing solar rights. Most rooftop residential photovoltaic permits clear in…

Florida law (FL Stat. §163.04) strongly protects homeowners' rights to install solar panels and limits HOA authority to impose restrictions. HOAs may set reasonable aesthetic standards…

Miami waives all city building permit fees for residential and commercial solar panel installations and processes solar permit applications within three business days under Code of…

Florida Statute 500.90 and 403.7033 preempt local regulation of polystyrene foam containers. Miami may not ban Styrofoam takeout boxes, cups, or coolers. Restaurants remain free to use…

Florida Statute §403.7033 preempts all local regulation of disposable plastic bags. Miami-Dade and its cities cannot ban or tax single-use plastic bags. Miami Beach passed a bag ban in…

Miami cannot enact local firearm ordinances. Florida Statutes Section 790.33 reserves the whole field of firearm and ammunition regulation to the state Legislature. Local officials who…

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'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…

Miami requires a commercial photographic permit from the city manager before shooting stills, motion pictures, or TV footage for profit on any street, sidewalk, park, beach, causeway…

Miami-Dade County waives its public-property film permit for crews under three people only if their noise isn't frequent, habitual, or long and can't be heard past 100 feet: cross that…

Miami-Dade County waives its film and photo permit fee for students and faculty producing exclusively educational content on county-owned or controlled property, provided the school…

Miami requires a Business Tax Receipt to vend food or merchandise from any street, sidewalk, or public park, and bans stationary sidewalk vending outside two designated special vending…

Miami limits food truck and mobile-operation vending to Districts 1, 2 (outside downtown), and 5, and bars trucks from T3 and T4-R transect zones and District 3 entirely, with fixed…

Miami requires food trucks to hold a business tax receipt, health inspection certificates, and vehicle ID before operating on private land, and bans food trucks entirely in T3 and T4-R…

Miami caps outdoor advertising sign brightness at 500 nits after sunset, limits operating hours to 6 a.m.-11 p.m., and bans flashing or glare-producing illumination under City Code…

Miami 21 caps average lighting measured at the building frontage on a sliding scale by Transect Zone, from 1.0 foot-candle in T3 up to 20 foot-candles in T6, and requires it stay…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, area lighting for parking lots, sports fields and security must be shielded, deflected and permitted before installation.

Owners of vacant, blighted, unsecured or abandoned buildings in Miami must keep the premises free of rodents, insects, vermin and other wild animals under Sec. 10-63(4), enforced by…

Miami-Dade's contracted needle exchange program, authorized countywide under Sec. 2-78, must maintain written security procedures for every exchange site, including safe disposal of…

Florida lacks a specific bed bug statute, but landlords must maintain habitable rental units under FL §83.51. Miami-Dade Code Compliance enforces minimum housing standards under…

Miami 21 lets affordable and attainable mixed-income housing developments build up to double the base zoning density, with the exact bonus tied to how many extremely low-income units…

Miami-Dade County's Downtown Kendall Urban Center District imposes a form-based design code with build-to lines, colonnade and streetwall rules, and building heights up to seven-story…

Miami parks ban open fires entirely: cooking is allowed only in the charcoal grills the city installs, and no other fuel, including gas or wood, is permitted in any park.

In Miami's T3 Sub-Urban Transect Zone, covering most single-family and duplex lots, buildings can cover up to 50% of the lot on the first floor, with second-story coverage capped at…

Miami 21 caps most stories at 14 feet floor-to-floor, with a 25-foot ground-level allowance and a 39-foot two-story combined limit citywide.

Miami requires a minimum 50-foot building setback from the mean high water line on waterways, dropping to 20 feet in the T3, T4-R, D1, D2 and D3 Transect Zones under Miami 21's…

Miami requires a free permit before any garage sale, caps each home or building to two sales per 12-month period, and requires the application by noon the day before.

Miami caps grass, weeds, and bushes on any lot at 12 inches and requires owners to clear garbage, saplings, and debris or face code enforcement.

Miami requires owners of blighted, unsecured, vacant, or abandoned structures to register the property, submit a compliance plan within 90 days, and pay escalating annual fees…

Miami requires owners of an ancillary dwelling unit (ADU) to get a building permit, certificate of occupancy, and an ADU registration certificate from the Office of Zoning before…

Miami-Dade County law bars landlords from letting any dwelling unit without a working kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or shower, water closet, hot and cold water, and heat, enforced across…

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…

Miami requires a business tax receipt before anyone sells, solicits, or peddles door-to-door or on city streets, with a photo ID application and a wearable tag proving the permit is…

Door-to-door business solicitation on private residential property is banned countywide between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. without the property owner's or resident's consent, under Miami-Dade…

City parks and playgrounds in Miami close to the public at 10:00 p.m. and stay closed until 7:00 a.m. daily, with limited exceptions.

Miami-Dade bars anyone under 17 from public and semi-public places countywide from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and midnight to 6 a.m. Friday night through Sunday…

Florida law caps HOA fines at $100 per day per violation (up to $1,000 aggregate) and requires a fining committee separate from the board. Condo fine procedures follow similar rules…

Miami-Dade requires every HOA, condo and co-op association to file an annual registration disclosing current special assessments, fees and financial statements to the County.

Every condominium, cooperative and homeowners' association governing residential property in Miami-Dade County must file a written registration with the Department of Regulatory and…

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…

Miami requires at least two roofing inspections, dry-in and roof coverings, before a roof permit closes, and re-roofing needs a licensed roofing contractor's notarized affidavit…

New construction and substantial improvements in Miami's special flood hazard areas must have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard…

Miami-Dade County Code Section 8-40 requires shutters and other opening-protection products to carry a high wind velocity zone approval from the Florida Building Commission, or a…

Miami-Dade requires residents and businesses to secure outdoor loose objects the moment a tropical storm or hurricane advisory is issued, so they don't become windborne debris.

Miami prohibits placing trash, lumber, wood, glass or other obstructions in any street, lane, alley or sidewalk, and requires removal within six hours of a police notice or the…

Miami holds abutting property owners responsible for repairing sidewalks, curbs, swales and driving lanes damaged by their own acts, tree roots, or neglect.

Miami requires a written permit from the resilience and public works director before installing a fence, wall, or hedge in the undedicated right-of-way strip between a property's base…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), decorative yard elements on residential lots in the AU, EU, GU, and RU zoning districts must sit in front of the principal structure's…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade zones farmland AU, requiring 5 acres and 200 feet of frontage per lot and disclosing Right-to-Farm Act protection to buyers of AU land.

Sellers of AU-zoned or AU-adjacent land in Miami-Dade County must give buyers a signed statement warning that farm activity nearby is lawful and may be shielded from nuisance suits…

Miami-Dade County's Historic Preservation Board can designate any building, structure, landscape feature, or archaeological zone as a protected individual site, district, or cultural…

A combined 3% county bed tax hits short stays under six months at hotels, motels, apartments and condos across Miami-Dade, with three cities carved out.

A County Code Inspector who finds a violation sets a correction deadline based on severity and practicality, then serves a written civil violation notice by mail, hand delivery, or…

Miami-Dade code inspectors don't work off a fixed clock. Section 8CC-3(d) has them weigh severity, danger, and ease of fixing the problem to set a reasonable correction deadline…

Miami-Dade County cites common Code violations, noise, unlicensed business activity, litter, animal offenses, as civil offenses under Chapter 8CC, with a published fine schedule from…

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 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…