Miami Beach, FL Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Vehicle cap
- 2 vehicles at a time
- Preferred location
- driveway or designated on-site parking
- No driveway
- street or swale directly in front only
- First offense fine
- $1,000
- Repeat offense
- $5,000 + BTR revocation
Summary
Miami Beach caps short-term rental guests at two vehicles at a time, and every vehicle must park in the property's driveway or designated parking area, or on the street or swale directly in front of the property if no driveway exists.
(g)Parking and vehicles. All vehicles associated with the short-term residential rental, whether in the possession or control of the property owner, responsible party, or transient occupant, shall only be parked within a driveway or in a designated parking area on the subject property; or, where there is no such driveway or designated parking area, vehicles shall only be parked on the street or swale directly in front of the subject property. Transient occupants shall not be permitted to park more than two vehicles at any one time on the subject property or on the street or swale during the rental period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 98 | Resiliency Code (Current Land Development Regulations): Publication | Ordinance 89-2665 (Previous Land Development Regulations): Publication).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 102-386(g) governs where guest vehicles can sit during a short-term rental stay. Every vehicle tied to the rental, whether it belongs to the property owner, a responsible party, or a transient occupant, must be parked within a driveway or a designated parking area on the property itself. If the property has no driveway or designated parking area, vehicles may only be parked on the street or swale directly in front of the property, not further down the block or in front of neighboring homes.
The same subsection caps the total: transient occupants cannot park more than two vehicles at any one time on the property, or on the street or swale, during the rental period, regardless of how many guests are staying under the occupancy allowance in Sec. 102-386(e). The parking rule is one of the standards the owner must put in writing for transient occupants before their stay begins under Sec. 102-386(k)(1), alongside noise, public nuisance, solid waste and common-area rules, and that notice must be prominently posted within the rental unit as well.
The owner is separately required by Sec. 102-386(k)(3) to promptly report and resolve any parking violations of which the owner is or should be aware to code compliance or police, and to the hosting platform carrying the listing.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the two-vehicle limit or parking outside the designated area violates Sec. 102-386 and carries a $1,000 civil fine for a first offense, and $5,000 plus revocation of the business tax receipt and/or certificate of use for a second or subsequent violation within six months.
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