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

Tamarac's vacation rental standards require conspicuous in-unit postings so occupants know the rules before problems start. Sec. 12-234(4)a specifically requires a statement advising vacation occupants that noise cannot be plainly audible at twenty-five feet or more, or from the property of another, in violation of Sec. 9-86 of the City's Code of Ordinances. Sec. 9-86 is the city's general noise ordinance, which defines unlawful noise as sound that endangers safety or health, disturbs a reasonable person, or endangers property, and lists factors like proximity to sleeping areas, time of day, and duration when judging a complaint.

The same posting subsection, Sec. 12-234(4), also requires notice of trash pickup times, the nearest hospital, sex-offender residency restrictions, the parking sketch, and the city's non-emergency police number, all displayed together in the rental. The vacation rental's designated responsible party, required by Sec. 12-231, must inform occupants in writing before occupancy of the applicable noise ordinance and is on the hook to promptly address any complaint that reaches the property. A noise complaint against a vacation rental is enforced as a Code violation under Sec.

12-238's progressive enforcement program (warning, then citation and commission-set fines), and because Sec. 12-234(9) folds general Code standards including noise into vacation rental standards, a sustained noise problem can also support suspension or revocation of the rental's permit by the special magistrate.