North Miami, FL

Florida's Cottage Food Law (F.S. 500.80) allows North Miami residents to produce and sell certain non-potentially hazardous foods from their home kitchens without a food facility…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a home-based business can't require suppliers to visit onsite, only customary deliveries are allowed, and total vehicle trips can't exceed 45%…

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…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), home occupations are allowed as an accessory residential use, capped at 25% of the dwelling's living area or 500 square feet, with no onsite…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County allows home occupations as an accessory use to a residence, but Section 33-25.1(A)(4) flatly bans any sign advertising one: no sign relating to the…

North Miami encourages Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles and native plant use. Florida law (F.S. 373.185) prohibits local governments and HOAs from banning Florida-Friendly…

Florida law (F.S. 373.228) explicitly authorizes rainwater harvesting and preempts local governments from prohibiting the practice. North Miami residents may collect and use rainwater…

North Miami does not prohibit artificial turf installation on residential properties. Florida law protects homeowners' rights to use Florida-Friendly Landscaping alternatives…

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…

Tree trimming in Miami-Dade County does not require a permit if done per ANSI A-300 standards. However, excessive pruning such as hat-racking, topping, or lion-tailing that effectively…

A DERM permit is required to remove or destroy most trees countywide, but yard trees at an existing single-family home are exempt unless they're specimen trees.

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County caps grass and weeds at 12 inches on residential lots and 18 inches on nonresidential lots, with Team Metro issuing warning notices and civil citations…

Miami-Dade County bans landscape irrigation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and limits sprinkler use to two assigned days a week by address number.

Beekeeping in North Miami is governed by Florida Statute 586, which preempts local governments from prohibiting beekeeping. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services…

Every dog and cat sold in Miami-Dade County must be microchipped before sale, with the seller registering the chip and notifying the County within 48 hours.

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a veterinary or pet hospital is a listed permitted use only in the BU-1A Limited Business District (air-conditioned) and IU-1 industrial zones…

Miami-Dade requires groomers, including mobile groomers, to disinfect equipment and bathtubs between every animal or face a $200 civil fine.

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 pet shops and pet dealers may sell only dogs and cats sourced from a registered breeder, public shelter, or registered rescue or hobby breeder: direct puppy-mill sourcing is…

Miami-Dade County caps dogs six months or older at 4 on lots under an acre, 6 on 1-2 acre lots, and 8 on lots of 2+ acres before a kennel license is required.

Miami-Dade requires rabies vaccination for cats but never a license: cat registration is explicitly voluntary countywide, unlike the mandatory dog license.

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…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade's RU-1 single-family zoning district, the county's most common suburban zoning, keeping poultry, fowl, bee hives, horses, cattle, or goats is flatly…

Miami-Dade Animal Services bans letting a dog run unrestrained or "at large" anywhere in the county, on public property, private property without consent, or shared building common…

Miami-Dade County's Parks Rule 10(c) strictly forbids feeding any exotic or native animal inside a County park or in the public areas immediately adjacent to one, unless the Parks…

Fireworks that propel through the air, detonate, or explode are illegal to sell or purchase in Miami-Dade County. Under Florida Statute 791, consumer fireworks may only be used on…

Miami-Dade County requires NFPA-compliant residential single-station smoke detectors before the Building Official will issue a Certificate of Completion for any building built without…

Miami-Dade County bans all open outdoor fires countywide, including the 34 municipalities, unless the fire fits one of six narrow exceptions written into the code. DERM enforces the…

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.

Above-ground pools in North Miami require building permits and must comply with the Florida Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (F.S. 515), barrier requirements, HVHZ wind load…

North Miami enforces strict pool barrier requirements under the Florida Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (F.S. 515) and the Florida Building Code HVHZ provisions. All residential…

Miami-Dade County caps sound from rural event venues, farm wineries, breweries and distilleries, and other agritourism uses in the AU Agricultural District at 70 dBA or 80 dBC…

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…

Amplified outdoor music that could draw a crowd needs a Miami-Dade Police permit first, capped at six hours and cut off by 11 p.m.

Miami-Dade County bars noisy construction, repair, alteration, or demolition equipment audible at a residence's property line between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m., countywide unless a…

Leaf blowers and other power landscaping tools can't run outdoors at a residence between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. countywide.

Miami-Dade County bans loud radios, TVs and stereos audible 100 feet away between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., a rule enforced countywide unless a municipality has adopted its own noise…

Miami-Dade County bans keeping a dog, animal or bird whose noise is plainly audible 100 feet away for more than 30 minutes, or three 15-minute spells over three days, under County Code…

Accessory dwelling units in unincorporated Miami-Dade County must be rented for at least one month at a time: guesthouses can't be rented separately from the main home, and neither one…

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…

Miami-Dade County allows ADUs in AU, EU, and RU districts within the Urban Development Boundary. RU-1 requires minimum 7,500 sq ft lot with 400-800 sq ft ADUs. Garage conversions…

Miami-Dade County caps utility sheds at 400 square feet per lot in unincorporated areas, with a relaxed 5-foot setback for small sheds under 100 square feet and 10-foot height, though…

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 unincorporated Miami-Dade areas designated Estate or Low Density residential on the county's land use plan, the 'responsible party' running a vacation rental must actually live at…

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 does not impose a countywide primary-residence requirement on short-term rentals, but Florida statute §509.032 and Ord. 14-77 limit the county's ability to ban…

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…

Miami-Dade does not cap the annual number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Florida §509.032 preempts local minimum-stay or annual-night limits, so the county relies on…

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…

New multifamily buildings in unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA) with 10 or more required parking spaces must wire at least 20 percent of those spaces as EV-ready, for projects…

Miami-Dade caps passenger curb loading zones at 5 minutes and freight curb loading zones at 20 minutes, or one hour for marked parcel-truck zones.

Miami-Dade County prints the actual dollar ceilings a tow operator may charge when a vehicle is taken without the owner's consent. Section 30-476 caps a private property trespass tow…

Miami-Dade County bans parking in front of any driveway and requires vehicles on two-way streets to park parallel to the curb facing the direction of traffic, with wheels within 12…

Miami-Dade County bans overnight parking on any street marked with all-night parking signs, allowing only a 30-minute grace period except for physicians and emergency responders.

Miami-Dade County Code Section 33-20 allows one RV per residential property with size limits of 30 feet length and 10 feet height. Boat storage limits depend on lot size: one boat…

In UMSA's AU, RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 districts, driveways and parking areas may be graveled, mulched or hard-surfaced; every other zoning district requires hard-surfacing.

Miami-Dade County caps commercial vehicle parking in unincorporated residential zones: two Category 1 vehicles, one screened Category 2 vehicle, and an outright ban on Category 3…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), depositing, storing or maintaining a junk or abandoned vehicle on any lot is unlawful unless it sits inside a legally established junkyard…

Miami-Dade County requires a retaining wall or equivalent feature whenever site grading raises a lot more than 1.5 feet above the elevation of adjacent properties, per DERM's…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, known as the UMSA, wire and chain link fences are allowed in every zoning district, but barbed wire and electrically charged fences are restricted…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, all walls and fences need a permit, and RU/EU-M residential yards cap fences and walls at 6 feet, with hedges capped at 7 feet.

Miami-Dade County requires a building permit before erecting any wall or fence in unincorporated Miami-Dade (UMSA), with height, location and material rules enforced by Code Section…

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.

Florida's Solar Rights Act (Statute 163.04) prohibits HOAs and deed restrictions from preventing the installation of solar energy devices in North Miami. HOAs may establish reasonable…

Solar panels are a permitted accessory use on any unincorporated lot, but ground-mounted arrays must meet standard accessory-building setbacks, and installers still need a Florida…

North Miami does not have a local just-cause eviction ordinance. Eviction procedures follow Florida Statute 83 Part II (Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act), which allows…

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…

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 Statute 509.032(7) preempts local regulation of vacation rental bans, duration, and frequency, while FS 83.425 (2023) preempts local regulation of residential tenancies…

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…

Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Florida regardless of medical marijuana patient status. Florida's medical marijuana program under Amendment 2 and Florida Statute 381.986…

Florida preempts most local cannabis regulation under FL §381.986. Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers must locate at least 500 feet from public or private elementary, middle, or…

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…

Food trucks operating in North Miami must hold a valid Florida DBPR mobile food dispensing vehicle license and Miami-Dade County health permit. Since 2020, Florida law preempts cities…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, mobile food operations cannot set up on a public sidewalk or right-of-way at all: they must vend from approved private property under a County…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County confines mobile food, sales, and banking operations to BU, IU, urban center, urban area, and GU zoning districts, plus limited residential and…

Recreational drone flights in North Miami are heavily restricted by proximity to Opa-locka Executive Airport and Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport controlled airspace. FAA LAANC…

Miami-Dade County confines radio-controlled and model aircraft, including hobby drones, to areas specifically set aside for that use inside every County park. Rule 15 of Section 26-1…

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.

Commercial drone operations in Florida are regulated by federal FAA Part 107 and state law; local governments cannot impose additional commercial operation restrictions.

In areas Miami-Dade County serves, mainly unincorporated UMSA, the Department of Solid Waste Management is the sole authorized residential collector; the code lets the Director bar…

Before Miami-Dade issues a building permit for a new commercial or multi-family project, Section 15-4 requires the developer's plans for solid waste and recyclable-material storage and…

Dumping litter, garbage or debris on any street, vacant lot, waterway or private property without authorization is a countywide misdemeanor under Miami-Dade's Dade Clean County…

Miami-Dade's Yard Trash Management Ordinance bans mixing yard trash with garbage and requires bundles no longer than 3 feet and no heavier than 50 pounds; it applies countywide…

Every residential unit and multi-family building in Miami-Dade County must separate newspaper, glass, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastics from regular trash for recycling…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County requires trash carts at curbside no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, positioned within 3 feet of the pavement edge and 5 feet from obstructions.

Miami-Dade County's Department of Solid Waste Management won't collect bulky waste from the curb until you first schedule a pickup, and it never hauls construction debris, dirt, rock…

Residents must separate newspaper, glass, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastics from the rest of their trash for the County's Curbside Recycling Program, countywide unless a city runs…

Section 15-2 governs how Miami-Dade residents and businesses present waste for county pickup: every unit must keep enough garbage cans, bags or portable containers for collection…

Miami-Dade County bans stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle on any bicycle path at all times, and bars parking in an exclusive bicycle lane except for a momentary passenger stop.

Miami-Dade County bars Uber, Lyft and other transportation network company (TNC) drivers from picking up riders at designated taxicab stands, soliciting business on the street or…

On Crandon Boulevard between Key Biscayne and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Miami-Dade County caps e-scooters and e-bikes at 20 mph, bans sidewalk riding except to park, and…

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…

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 County's noise ordinance makes it a violation to play music audible 100 feet away between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., a standard enforced against bars and nightclubs whose sound…

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

Miami-Dade adopts the Florida Building Code's High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements and Roofing Application Standards for any permitted reroof, but its own local amendment…

Miami-Dade County Code Section 8-10 requires an electrical permit for every appurtenance, apparatus, or piece of equipment installed inside or attached to a building, structure, lot…

Miami-Dade County Code Section 10-5 limits plumbing permit applications to contractors holding a current certificate of competency, with a narrow owner-occupant exception. A sole owner…

Miami-Dade requires most buildings, except single-family homes, duplexes, and small minor structures, to undergo structural and electrical recertification inspection once they reach a…

Miami-Dade County Code Section 14-62 requires most sprinkler systems, countywide in both incorporated and unincorporated areas, to meet strict fire-code standards, but expressly…

Miami-Dade County fast-tracks permit review for green buildings certified or registered under recognized rating systems like LEED, instead of imposing a separate green building code.

Miami-Dade County requires every operator and employee of a child care facility or day care home to pass a Miami-Dade Police Department criminal background investigation, renewed every…

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…

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.

New and substantially improved homes in Miami-Dade's flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor built at or above the base flood elevation plus freeboard, not just to the federal…

Miami-Dade County adopts the Florida Building Code's High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements and Roofing Application Standards, but locally bars the prescriptive built-up…

Miami-Dade County Code Section 21-31.4 makes it a criminal offense to aggressively beg or to obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic in any public place. 'Aggressively beg' covers…

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-Dade County Code § 21-31.2 bans drinking or holding an open alcoholic-beverage container within 100 feet of any package store, food store selling alcohol, church, school, day…

Miami-Dade officers can issue a $100 civil citation instead of an arrest for possessing 20 grams or less of cannabis, countywide including all 34 municipalities, entirely at the…

Miami-Dade County makes it a crime to loiter on public streets, sidewalks, bridges or overpasses in a way that blocks pedestrian or vehicle passage, punishable by up to $500 in fines.

Miami-Dade County bans smoking at all County-operated parks and public beaches, including Haulover, Crandon and Homestead Bayfront, with escalating fines for violators.

Miami-Dade County requires water customers who use reclaimed water as an auxiliary supply to install a backflow preventer on their potable water connection, per WASD's cross-connection…

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…

Junk dealers and scrap metal processors must pay a county business tax, keep detailed purchase records, and complete Miami-Dade Police Department training before the county will issue…

Miami-Dade County confines adult bookstores, theaters, entertainment clubs and video stores to the IU-1 industrial zone in unincorporated Miami-Dade, with 1,000, 1,200 and 750-foot…

Miami-Dade County bans self-service display of e-cigarettes and other nicotine dispensing devices at retail, requiring vendor-assisted sales unless the store restricts entry to adults…

Miami-Dade County requires massage establishments to hold a Local Business Tax Receipt, taxed at $30 plus $3 per employee above ten, before operating anywhere in the county.

Pawnbrokers countywide must hold a $300 local business tax receipt, keep a full transaction ledger, and report monthly to police.

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…

Tow truck operators working in unincorporated Miami-Dade must obtain a Wrecker Operator Permit from the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources under Chapter 30A, and rates are…

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-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…

County parks close between sunset and sunrise unless a park is specifically posted with different hours, and staying inside after closing is a violation of the county's park rules.

New construction and substantially improved homes in Miami-Dade's Special Flood Hazard Areas must have their lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus a mandatory…

Miami-Dade County requires a DERM environmental permit before building any dock, davit, boat lift, mooring or fender pile in tidal waters, with a streamlined short-form process for…

New homes and substantially improved residential structures in unincorporated Miami-Dade's Special Flood Hazard Areas must have their lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood…

Miami-Dade County requires DERM Director approval and onsite stormwater retention before building driveways, patios, pools or other impervious improvements, with strict numeric…

Miami-Dade County requires erosion and sedimentation controls for construction near rights-of-way or water bodies, spelled out in a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan that DERM must…

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

Miami-Dade County bans erecting garage sale signs on any County-owned right-of-way; the Public Works Director can remove them on sight, and enforcement runs through Code Enforcement…

Digital Class B billboards are allowed only in BU/IU commercial-industrial districts or at large assembly venues, on 10+ acre sites, in unincorporated Miami-Dade.

Miami-Dade County regulates political campaign signs as a category of 'special events signs' under Section 33-99: they're capped at 22 by 28 inches, must sit at least 5 feet from the…

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

Miami-Dade County caps digital billboard brightness at 500 nits from sunset to sunrise (5,000 nits by day), bans flashing or scrolling illumination, and requires ambient-light sensors…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade requires a permit and detailed plans for outdoor area lighting, capping spillover onto neighbors at one-half footcandle.

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, closing a street for a parade, procession, or block party requires a special event permit from the county's Department of Transportation and Public…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a parade or procession cannot occupy, march, or proceed along any street without a special event permit issued by the Department of Transportation…

Miami-Dade County requires an advance reservation permit for larger picnic shelters at County-operated parks countywide; unreserved shelters remain open to the public free, first-come…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a restaurant adding outdoor dining needs prior Zoning Department review and an annually renewable certificate of use, and the seating cannot be…

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…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade's Urban Center zoning districts, outdoor festivals and vendor markets need a Zoning Improvement Permit, run 14 days max, and must end by dark unless…

Miami-Dade County bars any structure on a mapped street or right-of-way without the Public Works Director's written approval, covering pump houses, wire fences, and masonry walls…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County (UMSA), placing any article in the public right-of-way, including sidewalks, requires a Public Works Department permit, with violations enforced as…

Miami-Dade's Minimum Housing Enforcement Officer inspects rental dwellings countywide on complaint or owner request, not on a routine schedule, under the Minimum Housing Standards…

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…

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 requires street trees along roadways at no more than 35 feet apart on center, with a 2-inch caliper, 12-foot height and four feet of clear trunk at planting.

Miami-Dade County requires a DERM permit before anyone trims, cuts, or alters a mangrove tree anywhere in the county, and bans top pruning of mangroves in coastal band communities…

Any tree with a trunk diameter of 18 inches or more counts as a protected 'specimen tree' under Miami-Dade County's tree ordinance, and removing one requires a Department permit even…

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…

County zoning bars HOA architectural boards in townhouse, rowhouse and cluster-development districts from blocking temporary hurricane storm panels, but leaves HOA sign-off intact for…

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…

Filming or taking photos on publicly-owned or controlled property in Miami-Dade County requires a permit, issued by the County Mayor's designee for County sites and coordinated with…

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-Dade's minimum housing code makes occupants responsible for exterminating insects, rodents, and vermin in single-unit rentals, but shifts that duty to the owner when infestation…

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-Dade's open-burning ban exempts fires used only for noncommercial cooking of food, so backyard smokers, grills and BBQ pits are legal countywide without a burn permit from DERM.

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…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade, developments that set aside workforce housing units earn a density bonus of up to 25% above the CDMP land use cap.

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…

Florida §500.90 preempts local bans on polystyrene foam containers in private commerce. Miami-Dade cannot ban Styrofoam at private restaurants. The county does prohibit polystyrene at…

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…

Florida HB 1365 (2024) prohibits sleeping or camping on public property statewide effective October 1, 2024. Miami-Dade enforces the ban, with citations and arrests possible after…

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.

Miami-Dade County sets its annual Local Business Tax Receipt fee by business classification under a schedule of roughly 200 categories in Code section 8A-223.1, ranging from a flat $30…

Miami-Dade cannot mandate paid sick leave or predictable scheduling for private employers. House Bill 433 (2024) preempts all local employment benefits, hours, scheduling, and leave…

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…

Door-to-door peddlers working unincorporated Miami-Dade County must obtain a $40 annual Local Business Tax Receipt from the County Tax Collector before selling anything, separate from…

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…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade (UMSA), residential setbacks are fixed per zoning district. RU-1 requires 15-25 ft front and rear, EU-1 requires 50 ft front.

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, single-family RU-1 lots may not have buildings covering more than 40 percent of the lot in new subdivisions, or 35 percent in older platted…

Unincorporated Miami-Dade caps building height at 35 feet and two stories unless a public hearing approves more.

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…

Miami-Dade County bans the sale, propagation, planting, importation and transportation of about 60 listed invasive exotic species countywide, and requires removal from development…

Miami-Dade County sets minimum upkeep standards for vacant buildings and lots countywide, requiring owners to secure, weatherproof and clear them of overgrowth, rubbish and infestation…

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, residential lots must keep grass and weeds under 12 inches over at least 90% of the area, or face code enforcement citations.

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 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…