Showing ordinances that apply to Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL
Ormond-by-the-Sea is an unincorporated community (population 7,312) in Volusia County, Florida. Because Ormond-by-the-Sea is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Volusia County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The rent control rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Rent control is banned in Florida under F.S. §125.0103 and §166.0445. Volusia County and all its cities cannot cap rent or enact rent stabilization. Landlords may raise rent by any amount with proper notice under Ch. 83 F.S. (Florida Residential Landlord-Tenant Act).
Florida state law comprehensively preempts local rent control. F.S. §125.0103 (counties) and §166.0445 (cities) prohibit any local government from adopting rent control ordinances, with very narrow exceptions that have never been successfully invoked in modern practice. Volusia County, Daytona Beach, DeLand, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Deltona, and all other Volusia municipalities operate under free-market rental pricing. Landlords may increase rent by any amount at lease renewal or — for month-to-month tenancies — with 15 days' written notice before the end of a monthly rental period under F.S. §83.57. Security deposits are capped at no specific amount but governed by F.S. §83.49 escrow/disclosure rules. Florida's 2023 Live Local Act (F.S. §125.01055) further preempted local affordable housing mandates for certain mixed-income developments.
Any local rent control ordinance is void and unenforceable under F.S. §166.0445. Rent increases without 15-day notice on month-to-month: tenant may challenge. Retaliatory increases after complaint: prohibited under F.S. §83.64, tenant may recover damages plus attorney fees.
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