Hollywood, FL Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Overnight cap
- 2 occupants per bedroom
- Daytime cap
- 3 occupants per bedroom
- Min bedroom size
- 70 sq ft (50 sq ft/occupant)
- Overriding limit
- Florida Building Code max occupant load
- Posting required
- Occupancy posted by main entrance
Summary
Hollywood limits every vacation rental bedroom to two overnight occupants and three daytime occupants, and the citywide cap can never exceed the Florida Building Code's maximum occupant load for the structure. Bedrooms must also meet minimum square footage before they count toward the total at all.
§ 119.34 MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY. ... (A)(1) ... The maximum number of occupants for any bedroom shall be two. ... (D) Maximum overnight occupancy for a vacation rental shall be up to a maximum of two persons per bedroom during overnight stays. Three people per bedroom at all other times. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at no time may the occupancy of a vacation rental exceed the maximum occupant load for the property pursuant to the Florida Building Code; the stricter of the two shall apply.
Full Breakdown
34 sets Hollywood's vacation rental occupancy standard bedroom by bedroom rather than as a single headcount for the unit. Each bedroom must first meet Florida Building Code minimums: at least 70 square feet for one occupant, and if more than one person sleeps there, at least 50 square feet per occupant, with closet space excluded from the calculation. 34(A)(1) caps it at two occupants. Every habitable room must also have a ceiling height of at least seven feet over half its floor area, and areas with a ceiling below five feet do not count toward floor area at all.
, tops out at two people per bedroom, while daytime hours allow three people per bedroom. Whichever is stricter controls: if the Florida Building Code's maximum occupant load for the structure is lower than the bedroom-based count, the lower number governs. 37 requires any advertisement for the property to reflect that same posted occupancy limit.
Violations & Fines
Advertising or hosting more guests than § 119.34 allows is enforced under § 119.37 and § 119.58: a property owner who advertises occupancy above the posted limit is fined an amount set by City Commission resolution, and repeat violations can lead to suspension of the vacation rental license, with a second finding in a 12-month period triggering mandatory suspension pending a written corrective action plan.
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