Tamarac, FL Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Tamarac built a specific strike system into its vacation rental enforcement, separate from the article's general progressive-fine process. Sec. 12-238(d) lets the code enforcement board or special magistrate suspend or revoke a vacation rental permit for multiple violations of the maximum occupancy limits within any continuous thirty-six month period. The ladder is explicit: a third occupancy violation draws a thirty calendar day suspension; a fourth draws a twelve calendar month suspension; and each additional violation after that adds another twelve calendar months. During any suspension, the unit may not host transient occupants, and the suspension begins on the earlier of the expiration of the current rental agreement, the expiration of all overlapping agreements after a notice of violation is delivered, or thirty calendar days, whichever the special magistrate sets.

Operating during a suspension is itself a violation subject to a daily fine up to the maximum allowed under Florida Statutes for repeat violations. Beyond suspension, Sec. 12-238(d)(3) allows outright revocation if the special magistrate finds violations were intentional and affected the health, safety, or welfare of surrounding properties, or if the owner made material misrepresentations on the permit application. No advertising is permitted during suspension or after revocation, and Sec. 12-238(f) bars any refund of the annual permit fee for the unexpired term when a permit is suspended or revoked.

The maximum occupancy limits being enforced here are set in Sec. 12-234(2): one person per 150 gross square feet of air-conditioned living space, or two persons per bedroom in single-family districts, whichever is lower.