Pompano Beach, FL Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

" Driveways and parking areas must be a hard, dustless, bonded surface such as asphalt or portland cement; gravel is not an approved surface, even for single-family homes used as rentals. 21 requires every building be structurally sound, free of decay or dilapidation affecting structural integrity, and free of insect, rodent, or vermin infestation that endangers occupants or the neighborhood. 23 sets numeric habitability minimums: a dwelling unit or moveable unit must have at least 150 square feet of gross floor area for the first occupant, plus 100 square feet for each additional occupant, and never less than 350 square feet total.

Sleeping rooms need at least 70 square feet, or 50 square feet per occupant if shared, and habitable rooms need at least a 7-foot ceiling over half their floor area. Every habitable room needs a window equal to at least 10% of its floor area, or a 15% skylight, and ventilation equal to at least 50% of that window area. Each dwelling unit must have a properly installed flush toilet, lavatory basin, bathtub or shower, an approved source of potable running water, an approved kitchen sink, and garbage receptacles. Rooming houses need one toilet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower per four rooming units.