Hollywood does not cap the total number of nights a licensed vacation rental may be rented per year. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) bars cities from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals. Hollywood's grandfathered Chapter 119 program instead defines a vacation rental as any property rented under 30 days more than three times per year, which triggers licensing rather than a usage cap.
Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts local governments from passing any law that prohibits vacation rentals or regulates their duration or frequency. Although Hollywood's Vacation Rental License Program in Chapter 119 is grandfathered because it predates June 1, 2011, the program does not impose a maximum number of rented nights per year, a per-stay night minimum, or a per-year booking cap on properly licensed vacation rentals. The 'three times a year' figure in Section 119.10 is a definitional threshold, not a cap: renting more than three times a year for periods under 30 days simply triggers the requirement to hold a Vacation Rental License, the related DBPR transient lodging license under F.S. 509.241, and City and Broward County Business Tax Receipts. Once licensed, an operator may rent year-round subject to the maximum-occupancy rule of two persons per bedroom (Sec. 119.34 and the city inspection checklist), the noise-monitoring requirement, and generally applicable nuisance, parking, and trash provisions. Operators in HOA, condominium, or cooperative communities may also face private deed restrictions or association rules limiting rental frequency or minimum stays; those are private contract matters, not city or state law. Confirm property-specific limits with the City of Hollywood Office of Treasury at 954.921.3225 or vrl@hollywoodfl.org.
Renting under 30 days more than three times in a year without a Vacation Rental License is a Chapter 119 violation enforceable through Code Compliance with daily fines, license denial, and liens under F.S. 162. Florida law (F.S. 509.032(7)(b)) prevents enforcement of any local night cap; complaints alleging violation of a non-existent night limit will not result in a citation.
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