Fort Lauderdale, FL Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Sec. 15-278 imposes operational standards on registered vacation rentals beyond occupancy. As amended by Ord. No. C-23-34 (Sept. 19, 2023), Sec. 15-278(12) requires that the vacation rental be equipped with a noise level detection device that alerts the property owner/responsible party and transient occupants to noise emanating from the rental, with all device data retained for 180 days and made available to the city upon request. Sec. 15-278(5)a requires the lessee to be provided and to post a statement advising that any sound shall not be plainly audible for a period of one minute or longer at a distance of 25 feet or more from the source property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily, and at 50 feet or more between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily; underlying noise standards are governed by Chapter 17 (Noise Control). For parking, Sec. 15-278(1)e and Sec. 15-278(10) require that all vehicles associated with the vacation rental be parked within a driveway located on the subject property in compliance with the Code, and the responsible party must give guests a sketch or photograph of the off-street parking-space locations (Sec. 15-278(5)b). The responsible party must also provide all guests, before occupancy, with a written English-language summary of city ordinances on noise, vehicle parking, garbage, and common-area usage, posted near the main entrance (Sec. 15-275(1)).