Tamarac, FL Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Adopted by Ord. No. O-2025-009 on February 26, 2025, Sec. 13-9 establishes the Landlord Registration Program to create a registry of current, accurate contact information for landlords or their designated responsible person for every residential rental unit in the city. Owner-occupied units are exempt from registration, and vacation rentals already registered under chapter 12, article XIII are also excluded to avoid double registration. Landlords whose personal contact information is exempt from public disclosure under state statute must still supply a responsible person's contact details. Each application must give the landlord or responsible person's full name, physical address, email, phone number, and emergency contact information, plus the legal address of the unit per the Broward County Property Appraiser's records; owners of multi-unit complexes under one folio with identical contact information may file a single registration for the whole complex.

Registration is valid for one year from issuance, is not transferable to another person or location, and a fee may be set by resolution of the city commission if the city decides one is needed. Landlords must certify they understand and will comply with tenant-protection requirements for safe and habitable conditions. Providing false or misleading information on the application is unlawful and grounds for revocation, and applications are sworn under penalty of perjury. Leasing or renting a unit without a completed registration is direct evidence of a violation, admissible in any enforcement hearing, and Sec.

13-9(i) routes enforcement through the general code enforcement procedures in Sec. 2-71 et seq., which can carry fines and liens through the special magistrate process.