Miami-Dade does not cap the annual number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Florida §509.032 preempts local minimum-stay or annual-night limits, so the county relies on registration, occupancy, and zoning controls instead.
Some jurisdictions limit STR operation to 90 or 120 nights per year. Florida law blocks that approach. Section 509.032(7) prohibits local governments from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals more strictly than other dwellings. Miami-Dade's Ord. 14-77 therefore contains no annual night cap. Hosts may rent year-round provided the property is registered with the county, the state DBPR vacation-rental license is current, the 6% Tourist Development Tax is remitted, and zoning permits transient use. Single-family zones remain effectively off-limits regardless of night count.
Operating without DBPR licensure, county registration, or tax remittance subjects hosts to county civil penalties and state license discipline, even if no night cap exists.
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