Hollywood, FL Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum unit floor area
- 150 sq ft, first occupant
- Minimum sleeping room area
- 70 sq ft
- Minimum ceiling height
- 7 ft over half the room
- Required fixtures
- Toilet, sink, tub or shower
- Hot water minimum
- 20 gal at 120°F per occupant/day
- Enforcement body
- Code Enforcement Special Magistrate
Summary
Hollywood's Property Standards chapter bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling that fails minimum space, light, ventilation and sanitation standards. Bedrooms need at least 70 square feet, and every unit needs a working toilet, sink and bathtub or shower under §§ 157.15, 157.16 and 157.18.
No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein... which does not comply with the following requirements of this section. ... (A) Each dwelling and each dwelling unit shall have a minimum gross floor area of not less than 150 square feet for the first occupant and not less than 100 square feet for each additional occupant. ... Each dwelling and dwelling unit shall have not less than the following in proper operating condition: (1) A flush water closet, lavatory basin and a bathtub or shower. (2) A kitchen sink of the type and material approved by the Florida Building Code in effect in Broward County... (3) Adequate receptacles for the storage of garbage, trash and refuse.
Full Breakdown
15, COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED, bars anyone from occupying or letting for occupancy a dwelling, dwelling unit, hotel or rooming unit that does not meet the chapter's minimum standards. 16 sets space requirements: a dwelling unit needs at least 150 square feet of gross floor area for the first occupant and 100 square feet for each additional occupant, sleeping rooms need at least 70 square feet (50 more per occupant beyond one, capped at four occupants unless licensed as a dormitory), an eight-foot minimum width, and a ceiling at least seven feet high over half the floor area.
18 requires every dwelling unit to have a flush water closet, lavatory basin, bathtub or shower, an approved kitchen sink, and enclosed garbage and trash receptacles, plus hot and cold water at every fixture with heating capacity of at least 20 gallons of 120-degree water per occupant per day. 17 layers on light and ventilation rules: habitable rooms need a window of at least 10% of floor area (or a skylight at 20%), at least two electrical outlets or an outlet and ceiling fixture, and hallways lit to one footcandle at all times. 22.
Violations & Fines
Code Enforcement Special Magistrates have jurisdiction over Chapter 157 violations under § 157.75, with unsafe-building cases instead routed to the Hollywood Unsafe Structures Board; the city's Code Team, drawn from Police, Fire, Code Enforcement and the Building Division, can also prosecute violations under § 36.27 or in county court under the penalty provisions of § 10.99. Inspectors may enter with consent or a court order under § 157.76, and can inspect at any hour if there is probable cause of an immediate threat to health or safety.
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