Lauderhill, FL Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Section 3.1.17.C requires every short-term vacation rental owner to apply for and obtain both a local business tax receipt (LBTR) and a certificate of use (COU) under City Code Chapter 12, and to pass a minimum housing inspection just as any other rental must. The applicant must also submit proof of licensure with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation as a transient public lodging establishment, and the certificate of use itself states the maximum occupancy the property is approved for. Section 3.1.17.D layers an annual registration packet on top of the COU/LBTR: a separate packet is required for each individual rental address, due to the city every year before October 1, and it must include the property's legal description, the owner's contact information, a twenty-four-hour responsible-party contact, acknowledgements covering parking, the noise limits in Section 14-22, code-violation and lien status, trash-container timing, proof of state and county tax registrations, a site plot plan, a floor plan and a copy of the standard lease agreement. Section 3.1.17.E confirms the use itself is permitted in any residential land-use designation once these permitting steps are satisfied.