Short-term rental permit rules in Davie, FL — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Davie requires every vacation rental (rented to transient occupants more than 3 times a year for under 30 days) to register with the town and obtain a Certificate of Compliance before operating, in addition to a Florida DBPR transient public lodging license. Operating without one is unlawful and citable on the first offense.
Town of Davie Code Chapter 16, Article IX (adopted by Ord. O2021-014, June 9, 2021) makes it unlawful under Sec. 16-152 to allow anyone to occupy a single-family, two-, three-, or four-family dwelling as a vacation rental unless the property is registered with the town and has been issued a Certificate of Compliance. A vacation rental is defined in Sec. 16-151 as a unit rented to transient occupants more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 days. Before registering, the owner must hold a Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) license as a transient public lodging establishment (Sec. 16-153(a)(8)). The application (Sec. 16-153) requires the property address, owner and responsible-party contact information, maximum overnight and non-overnight occupancy, proof of ownership, proof of insurance, and tax registrations. An initial life-safety inspection is required before the certificate issues (Sec. 16-157). Davie's registration program is consistent with Florida's preemption framework: Fla. Stat. Sec. 509.032(7) lets the state license vacation rentals and bars towns from prohibiting them or regulating stay duration/frequency, but expressly permits local registration and inspection programs. The certificate must be posted on or next to the interior of the main entrance door (Sec. 16-156(d)).
Operating a vacation rental without a valid Certificate of Compliance is a violation of Article IX. Code Enforcement or Police may issue a citation (not a warning) on the first offense, carrying a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation plus administrative costs (Sec. 16-160(c)).
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