Fort Lauderdale, FL Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Article XI establishes the Landlord Registration Program "to create a registry of current and accurate information required to contact a landlord or responsible person regarding health or safety violations, minimum housing code complaints, or emergencies at residential rental units" (Sec. 9-360). Registration is required for each residential dwelling unit, though properties with multiple units under one folio and one owner of record, with identical contact information, may file one registration per complex (Sec. 9-363). Owner-occupied units, landlords whose contact information is exempt from public disclosure by state statute, and vacation rentals registered under Sec.

15-271 are exempt from the program (Sec. 9-362). The application must list the landlord or responsible person's full name, physical address, email and phone number; the business name and contact for corporate landlords; the unit's legal address per the Broward County Property Appraiser; and acknowledgments that the property will be maintained in compliance with the Code, that any change in contact information will be reported to the city within 30 days, and that the landlord accepts the requirements of Sec. 16-128 (Sec. 9-363). Registration is valid for one calendar year from issuance and cannot be transferred, assigned, or used at any address other than the one it was issued for (Sec. 9-364). Giving false or misleading information on an application is unlawful and can result in license revocation (Sec. 9-365).