Delray Beach does not preempt the state-allowed minimum stay but enforces a 7-consecutive-day minimum for vacation rentals in certain overlay districts (historic and beach overlays) to curb party-house turnover. Outside those overlays, stays under 30 days are allowed only in zones that permit transient lodging.
City Code Ch. 118 in conjunction with LDR zoning restricts vacation rentals under 30 days to specific zoning districts (RM, GC, CBD, RO). Within the Old School Square historic arts district and the beach overlay, the city imposes a 7-night minimum rental length. FL 509.032 permits cities to regulate minimum stays provided they do not ban STRs outright. Back-to-back bookings in single-family zones continue to be prohibited.
Sub-minimum stays: 500 dollars per booking. Repeat offenders face revocation and Code Enforcement lien.
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