Davie, FL Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Vacation/short-term rentals only
- Renewal deadline
- Annually by Sept. 30
- Required document
- Certificate of compliance
- Adopted
- Ord. No. O2021-014 (2021)
Summary
The Town of Davie, Broward County, requires owners of short-term vacation rentals to register the property annually and hold a town-issued certificate of compliance before renting to transient occupants.
(a)It is unlawful for any person, entity, or property owner to allow another person to occupy any residential property that is a single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit as a vacation rental within the town unless the owner of the property or his/her authorized representative has registered the property as a vacation rental property with the town and the vacation rental property has been issued a certificate of compliance in accordance with the provisions of this article.(b)A vacation rental shall be registered annually on or before the thirtieth day of September.(c)The advertising or advertisement for the rental of a single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit for periods of time less than thirty (30) days is direct evidence of offering a property for rent as a vacation rental in violation of subsection 16-126(a) and the advertising or advertisement is admissible in any enforcement proceeding. The advertising or advertisement evidence raises rebuttable presumption that the residential property named in the notice of violation or any other report or as identified in the advertising or advertisement was used in violation of subsection 16-126(a). (Ord. No. O2021-014, § 2(Exh. A), 6-9-21)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 16-152 of the Davie Code makes it unlawful to let anyone occupy a single-, two-, three-, or four-family dwelling as a vacation rental, one rented to transient occupants for stints under 30 days more than three times a year, unless the owner has registered the property with the town and received a certificate of compliance. Registration must be renewed annually by September 30. Advertising a short-term rental is treated as direct evidence the property is being offered as a vacation rental. Applicants must also show proof of state sales-tax and Broward County tourist-tax registration, state lodging licensure, and rental-home insurance before a certificate issues (Sec. 16-153).
Violations & Fines
Renting to transient occupants under 30 days, more than three times a year, without an annual town registration and valid certificate of compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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