Daytona Beach, FL Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Daytona Beach City Code article VI of chapter 26 (sections 26-291 through 26-300), re-enacted by Ordinance No. 2024-443 on December 4, 2024, requires registration of residential rental property. Section 26-293 sets the scope: the article applies to all residential rental properties with one to four units inside city limits (properties with five or more units are regulated instead by the State of Florida). Section 26-294 requires every owner of one or more residential rental units to register annually with the city.

Under section 26-295, the owner files a written or electronic registration form within 180 days of the article's effective date, or within 60 days of a unit first being leased or offered for lease, and must supply the property address, unit count and type, and 24/7 contact information for the owner, any designated agent, and any repair contact. Units owned by a governmental agency such as the Daytona Beach Housing Authority, or units under the federal HUD Section 8 program, are exempt from registration. Owners must notify the city in writing within 15 calendar days of any change to the information filed.

Section 26-297 sets the fee schedule: a $40 initial application fee, a $50-per-unit registration fee due with the initial filing, and a $75-per-unit annual renewal fee, plus a $50 late fee for untimely renewal. An owner who agrees to the voluntary inspection under section 26-296 can defer the registration fee until the inspection is scheduled, and the fee is waived entirely for a unit that passed inspection with no outstanding defects the prior year.