Plantation, FL Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Overnight cap
- 2 persons per bedroom
- Absolute max
- 8 occupants per rental or lot
- Day-visitor cap
- 1.5x the registered overnight occupancy
- Child exemption
- Up to 4 kids under 13 excluded
- Governing section
- City Code § 14-218
Summary
Plantation caps overnight occupancy at a vacation rental to two persons per bedroom or eight occupants total, whichever is less, and caps total gathering size at one-and-a-half times that overnight count. City Code § 14-218 also exempts up to four children under age 13 from counting toward the limit.
Section 14-218 - Maximum Occupancy (a)Subject to an increase as a result of Subsection (c) below, the maximum occupancy of a vacation rental, whether hosted or non-hosted, shall be the lesser of (1) or (2) below:(1)the maximum number of occupants authorized to stay overnight at any vacation rental shall be limited to two (2) persons per bedroom; or(2)a total of eight (8) occupants per vacation rental; however, in the event there is more than one building or dwelling on one (1) platted lot, the maximum occupancy shall be capped at eight (8) occupants per lot or structure, whichever is less.(b)The maximum number of persons allowed to gather at or occupy a vacation rental shall not exceed one-and-a-half (1.5) times the maximum occupants authorized to stay overnight at that site, as shown on the registration for the vacation rental.(c)Up to four (4) persons under thirteen (13) years of age are exempt from and shall not count toward the occupancy limits set in Subsection 14-218(a) above.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
The city measures the overnight cap at two occupants per bedroom, further capped at a citywide maximum of eight people whether the vacation rental is hosted or non-hosted, per § 14-218(a). Where more than one dwelling sits on a single platted lot, the eight-person ceiling applies per lot or per structure, whichever is lower. Beyond overnight sleeping counts, the total number of people who may gather at or occupy the property at any time, including day visitors, is capped at one-and-a-half times the registered overnight occupancy figure, per § 14-218(b). Up to four children under thirteen years old are excluded from the occupancy math entirely under § 14-218(c), letting a family with young kids stay without tripping the cap. The maximum occupancy figure an owner calculates during registration under § 14-204 must match what is disclosed in every rental agreement; renting to more guests than registered is treated as an occupancy violation subject to the city's civil penalty schedule.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the registered overnight or gathering occupancy cap is enforced as a violation of Chapter 14, Article V, through the city's Code Enforcement Special Magistrate under § 14-224, which allows an immediate notice of violation rather than a warning. Civil violation tickets run $200 for a first uncontested ticket, $300 contested, and $400 to $500 for repeat tickets, per § 14-225(b).
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