North Miami effectively imposes a hard floor (not a cap) on short-term stays: any rental of 3 months or less is prohibited, and a property may not be rented or leased more than 4 times in any 12-month period. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) prevents the city from enacting newer ordinances that regulate rental duration or frequency, but North Miami's existing zoning-based prohibition remains enforced.
Unlike many Florida cities that allow short stays subject to nightly minimums or maximum-night caps, North Miami's Code Compliance Division enforces a categorical prohibition on any rental of 3 months or less, plus a separate cap of 4 rental transactions per 12 months for any single residential property. Together these effectively bar typical nightly or weekly vacation rentals citywide. Florida's state preemption under F.S. 509.032(7)(b) bars local governments from passing new ordinances that regulate the duration or frequency of vacation rentals; however, the statute does not invalidate pre-2011 local frameworks or generally applicable zoning rules, which is the basis for North Miami's continued enforcement. Long-term rentals of more than 3 months remain permitted in residential districts subject to occupancy and property maintenance standards. Hosts considering short stays should confirm any zoning-district-specific transient use rules with North Miami Community Planning & Development at (305) 895-9825 before listing.
Each rental booking violating the 3-month minimum or the 4-per-year cap is a separate Code Compliance violation, citable to the Special Magistrate with daily accruing fines until cured. Continued advertising of prohibited rentals is independently enforceable.
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