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

Owners or agents registering a non-hosted vacation rental must submit a sworn application plus a current Florida DBPR transient public lodging license, evidence of an active Broward County Tax Collector account for tourist development taxes, an exterior site sketch showing pools, spas and parking, an interior floor plan tied to the unit's Certificate of Occupancy, a calculation of maximum occupancy, and copies of both the city and county business tax receipts, per § 14-204(b)(1). Owners must also acknowledge that the rental will carry a noise-level detection device retaining 180 days of data, and must carry commercial liability insurance with the city listed as certificate holder, at minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate.

Hosted vacation rentals face a lighter application under § 14-204(b)(2), skipping the DBPR license and inspection steps but still requiring the insurance certificate, occupancy calculation, and business tax receipts. The Director of Planning, Zoning and Economic Development issues the Certificate of Compliance once a non-hosted applicant has filed the full package, paid all fees, passed the required inspection, and is not under a § 14-224 suspension; hosted rentals skip the inspection step. If an application is incomplete, the registrant gets 15 business days to cure the deficiency or the application is denied, per § 14-204(d). A separate registration is required for each individual dwelling unit used as a vacation rental.