Miami Beach, FL Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)

City Code Sec. 102-387(a) requires every hosting platform, advertisement platform or short-term residential rental advertising platform to post a conspicuous website notice telling property owners a business tax receipt and resort tax registration certificate are required to list in the city, and to display the property owner's business tax receipt and resort tax registration certificate numbers on every listing. Sec. 102-387(b) goes further on payment: no hosting platform may process payment or otherwise facilitate payment for a short-term rental that lacks a valid business tax receipt, certificate of use, and the other requirements of Sec.

102-386. A platform escapes liability under that subsection only if it requires owners to confirm they were advised of the city's licensing rules, provides a dedicated field for the receipt and certificate numbers before listing, and reports monthly to the code compliance department the listing information, total listings, and total rental nights for the prior month. Sec. 102-387(c) requires platforms to comply with city administrative subpoenas seeking information on persons listing rentals. Sec. 102-387(e) carves out an exception for platforms using geofencing or geocoding that blocks listings in zoning districts where short-term rentals are prohibited, provided the platform certifies monthly to the code compliance department that the geofencing is active; a knowingly false certification is punished under Sec. 1-14 of the city code.