Doral, FL Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Two separate charges apply to a short-term rental in Doral. First, section 5-271(b) authorizes the city to charge a fee for every registration application, covering the administrative cost of reviewing and issuing it; the code does not fix a dollar figure in the text itself, instead directing the city council to set and periodically amend the fee by resolution, so an owner must check the current fee resolution on file with the city clerk rather than the ordinance for the exact amount. Second, section 5-271(c)(1) makes owners subject to payment of resort taxes 'as established by the laws of the city,' tying the short-term rental program to Doral's separate resort tax obligations rather than leaving that payment voluntary.

Both charges are conditions of operating lawfully under the registration program: an incomplete application, including one where the registration fee has not been paid, is rejected under section 5-271(a)(5)h, so paying the fee is a prerequisite to receiving a registration at all. The resort tax obligation runs separately and continues for as long as the owner accepts seasonal residents under the program, since the tax attaches to the taxable rental transaction rather than to the one-time registration. Failure to register, or to comply with the fee and resort-tax conditions tied to that registration, exposes the owner to the escalating civil fines set out in section 5-271(c)(2).