Hialeah and Miami-Dade County do not impose annual night caps on short-term rentals. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts cities from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rental stays unless the ordinance predates June 1, 2011, which Hialeah's current STR rules do not.
Unlike jurisdictions such as San Francisco or Honolulu, neither Hialeah nor Miami-Dade County caps the number of nights a property may operate as a short-term rental. The Florida vacation rental preemption statute, FS 509.032(7)(b), expressly bars local governments from prohibiting vacation rentals or regulating the duration or frequency of stays unless their ordinance was adopted on or before June 1, 2011. Hialeah's STR framework relies on Miami-Dade County's Certificate of Use program (Ordinance 2022-018 framework), which focuses on registration, occupancy, and safety rather than night limits. STRs are defined as units rented more than three times per year for periods of less than 30 days. Confirm any zoning-overlay restrictions with Hialeah Planning at (305) 883-8075.
Because no night cap exists, there are no penalties tied to total annual rental nights. Operators must still comply with CU, licensing, tax, occupancy, and safety rules; violations of those carry separate penalties.
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