Miramar, FL Short-Term Rentals: Primary-Residence-Only Rule (2026)

2, which sets the operating standards for bed and breakfast, short-term rental and vacation rental uses, opens its list of rules with an unqualified owner-occupancy requirement: bed and breakfast units must be owner-occupied. The provision is stated as a flat standard rather than a discretionary or conditional one, meaning a bed and breakfast operator cannot rent out the unit as a bed and breakfast while living elsewhere. The section pairs this occupancy rule with the requirement that a local responsible party be registered with the police department and available on call around the clock, and with a notarized trespass affidavit on file, so the combined effect is that a bed and breakfast in Miramar must be tied to an owner who lives there and who is also reachable at all times.

2: non-compliance is treated as a violation of the section, and a vacation rental or bed and breakfast zoning certificate of use found in violation is subject to the escalating suspension schedule set out later in the same section, 30 calendar days for a second violation, 180 days for a third, and 365 days for a fourth, with a daily fine of up to $1,000 for operating during a suspension period. 2.