Rental Property Rules in Florida (2026)
142 rules on the books across Florida, 72 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Rent Control
Local limits on how much landlords can raise rent each year, including which properties are covered and exemptions for newer buildings.
Florida: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsFlorida effectively bans local rent control. State law bars any city or county from imposing controls on rents, and the…
Read full rule →Largo
Heavy RestrictionsLargo has no rent control. Florida Statute 166.043(2) flatly prohibits local rent regulation, the 2023 Live Local Act…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Heavy RestrictionsFlorida Statute §125.0103(2) flatly prohibits rent control in Palm Beach County and every other Florida locality. The…
Read full rule →Temple Terrace
Heavy RestrictionsRent control is preempted statewide in Florida under FL Statutes §125.0103(2) and §166.043(2). Temple Terrace cannot…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Heavy RestrictionsRent control is flatly prohibited in West Palm Beach under Florida Statute 125.0103(2): the 2023 Live Local Act deleted…
Read full rule →Winter Park
Heavy RestrictionsWinter Park cannot impose rent control. FL Statute §125.0103(2) flatly preempts local rent regulation: the 2023 Live…
Read full rule →Bay County
Few RestrictionsBay County cannot cap or freeze rents on private rental housing. Fla. Stat. § 125.0103(2) (2023) bars every Florida…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Few RestrictionsCape Coral has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103, and…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Few RestrictionsNeither Charlotte County nor the City of Punta Gorda can control rent. Florida's 2023 Live Local Act rewrote Fla. Stat…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Few RestrictionsFlorida law flatly bars Clearwater and every other city or county in the state from adopting rent control. Fla. Stat. §…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Few RestrictionsFlorida preempts local rent control under Statute 166.043. Coral Gables cannot impose rent caps or limit rent…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Few RestrictionsCoral Springs has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103…
Read full rule →Doral
Few RestrictionsFlorida preempts local rent control under Statute 166.043. Doral cannot impose rent caps or limit rent increases…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Few RestrictionsGainesville's code contains no rent control or rent stabilization provision. The only place the city limits what may be…
Read full rule →Hernando County
Few RestrictionsNeither Hernando County nor the City of Brooksville can control rent. Florida's 2023 Live Local Act rewrote Fla. Stat…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Few RestrictionsRent control is PROHIBITED in Hillsborough County under FL §125.0103 statewide preemption. Hillsborough voters rejected…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Few RestrictionsHollywood has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103, and…
Read full rule →Homestead
Few RestrictionsFlorida law (FL Statute Section 166.043) preempts local governments from enacting rent control or price controls on…
Read full rule →Indian River County
Few RestrictionsIndian River County has no rent control. Florida Statute §125.0103(2) flatly bars every county and city from imposing…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Few RestrictionsJacksonville has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Few RestrictionsFlorida has no statewide rent cap, and local rent control is preempted outright. Florida Statutes sections 166.043 and…
Read full rule →Miami Gardens
Few RestrictionsMiami Gardens does not have rent control. Florida Statute 166.043(2) flatly prohibits municipalities from enacting rent…
Read full rule →Miramar
Few RestrictionsMiramar has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103, and the…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Few RestrictionsFlorida law strips Okaloosa County of any power to cap or freeze rents. Fla. Stat. § 125.0103(2) bars every county…
Read full rule →Orlando
Few RestrictionsOrlando has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103, and the…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Few RestrictionsPasco County has no rent control. Florida Statute §166.043(2) flatly prohibits local rent control: the 2023 Live Local…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Few RestrictionsPembroke Pines has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Few RestrictionsPinellas County does not impose rent control; Florida Statute 83.425 preempts all local regulation of residential rent…
Read full rule →Pinellas Park
Few RestrictionsPinellas Park has no rent control. Florida Statute 166.043(2) flatly preempts municipal rent regulation, the 2023 Live…
Read full rule →Plant City
Few RestrictionsPlant City has no rent control. Florida Statute §125.0103(2) flatly preempts local rent regulation: no emergency…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Few RestrictionsPompano Beach does not have rent control. FL Statute 166.043(2) flatly prohibits municipal rent control: the 2023 Live…
Read full rule →Seminole
Few RestrictionsSeminole does not have rent control. Florida Statute 125.0103(2) flatly preempts local rent control: the 2023 Live…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Few RestrictionsSt. Petersburg has no rent control ordinance. Florida preempts all local rent control under Fla. Stat. Sec. 125.0103…
Read full rule →Tarpon Springs
Few RestrictionsTarpon Springs cannot impose rent control. Florida Statute 125.0103(2) flatly prohibits local rent control, the 2023…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Few RestrictionsRent control is banned in Florida under F.S. §125.0103 and §166.0445. Volusia County and all its cities cannot cap rent…
Read full rule →Just Cause Eviction
Protections requiring landlords to have a valid reason to evict tenants, such as nonpayment of rent, lease violations, or owner move-in.
Florida: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsFlorida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83 Part II, exclusively defines lawful eviction grounds and…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsBrevard County follows FL Chapter 83 (Residential Landlord-Tenant Act). No just-cause eviction requirement in Florida…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsCharlotte County cannot add local just-cause eviction protections. Fla. Stat. §83.425 preempts residential tenancy…
Read full rule →Hernando County
Some RestrictionsHernando County cannot add local just-cause eviction protections. Fla. Stat. §83.425 preempts residential tenancy…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsPasco follows Florida Chapter 83 Part II eviction procedures. No just-cause requirement: landlords may non-renew…
Read full rule →Bay County
Few RestrictionsBay County landlords do not need a just cause to end a residential tenancy. Fla. Stat. § 83.425 (2023) strips every…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Few RestrictionsCoral Gables does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. All evictions follow the Florida Residential Landlord and…
Read full rule →Doral
Few RestrictionsDoral does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. All evictions follow the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Few RestrictionsFort Lauderdale does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions are governed by the Florida Residential…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Few RestrictionsHollywood does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions are governed by the Florida Residential Landlord and…
Read full rule →Homestead
Few RestrictionsHomestead does not have a just cause eviction ordinance. Florida landlord-tenant law (FL Statute Chapter 83) governs…
Read full rule →Indian River County
Few RestrictionsIndian River County has no just-cause eviction rule. Under Florida Statute §83.56(3) a landlord may end a tenancy for…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Few RestrictionsMiami Beach does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions follow Florida Statute Chapter 83 (the Florida…
Read full rule →Miami Gardens
Few RestrictionsMiami Gardens does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions follow Florida Statutes Chapter 83 (Florida…
Read full rule →Miramar
Few RestrictionsMiramar does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions are governed by the Florida Residential Landlord and…
Read full rule →North Miami
Few RestrictionsNorth Miami does not have a local just-cause eviction ordinance. Eviction procedures follow Florida Statute 83 Part II…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Few RestrictionsFlorida bars Okaloosa County from requiring landlords to show "just cause" before ending a residential tenancy. Fla…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Few RestrictionsPalm Beach County follows Florida Statute Chapter 83 (Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) for evictions. No…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Few RestrictionsPembroke Pines does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions are governed by the Florida Residential…
Read full rule →Plantation
Few RestrictionsPlantation has no just-cause eviction law and cannot create one. Florida governs: a 3-day notice for unpaid rent…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Few RestrictionsPompano Beach does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions follow FL Statute 83 (Florida Residential…
Read full rule →Temple Terrace
Few RestrictionsTemple Terrace follows Florida Statutes Chapter 83 for residential tenancies. No local just-cause eviction ordinance…
Read full rule →Rental Registration
Requirements for landlords to register rental properties with the city, including inspection programs, fees, and occupancy standards.
Florida: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsFlorida Statute 509.032(7) preempts local regulation of vacation rental bans, duration, and frequency, while FS 83.425…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Significant RestrictionsEvery owner of a residential rental building or unit in Cocoa must register a local agent on a city-provided form…
Read full rule →Davie
Significant RestrictionsThe Town of Davie, Broward County, requires owners of short-term vacation rentals to register the property annually and…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Significant RestrictionsFort Lauderdale requires landlords of non-owner-occupied residential rentals to register with the Development Services…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Significant RestrictionsFort Myers requires residential rental dwellings to hold a current certificate of compliance, with owners keeping…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Significant RestrictionsEvery residential rental property in New Port Richey needs an annual city permit running January 1 through December 31…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who rents out residential property in unincorporated Pasco County must register it with the county before the…
Read full rule →Plantation
Significant RestrictionsEvery hosted or non-hosted vacation rental in Plantation must carry a City registration and certificate of compliance…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Sarasota requires every vacation rental to hold a current certificate of registration before it may be…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Broward landlords must register each residential rental unit with the Housing and Urban Planning…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral requires every owner of long-term or short-term residential rental property to register with the City Clerk…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsAny landlord operating a single-family home, duplex, apartment, condo or banquet hall for lease in Clearwater must hold…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsOwners of two or more residential rental units in the same Coral Springs building or complex must retain a local agent…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery owner of a one-to-four-unit residential rental property in Daytona Beach must register annually with the city…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsEvery rental dwelling in Deltona needs a city rental license before an owner, agent, or firm can lease it to a tenant.
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead may require rental property owners to obtain a business tax receipt for rental operations. Miami-Dade County…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami requires owners of an ancillary dwelling unit (ADU) to get a building permit, certificate of occupancy, and an…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsAnyone renting out three or more units on a single lot in Miami Beach must obtain a residential landlord license under…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Palm Beach County requires landlords who rent apartment houses long-term to hold a county Business Tax…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsPalm Coast requires owners of residential rental property to register with the City under Code Section 17-39, paying a…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach makes it unlawful to rent out a dwelling unit, as owner, lessee, agent, or manager, without first…
Read full rule →Indian River County
Few RestrictionsIndian River County requires no registration or license for a long-term residential rental. Florida has no statewide…
Read full rule →Relocation Assistance
Required tenant relocation payments for no-fault evictions and Ellis Act withdrawals, typical amounts, qualifying triggers, and how cities enforce payment.
Security Deposit Rules
Caps on how much landlords may collect as security deposits, return deadlines, itemized-deduction requirements, and tenant remedies for wrongfully withheld deposits.
Florida: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsFlorida places no dollar limit on residential security deposits, but it enforces tight deadlines. If the landlord makes…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsTampa has no separate security deposit cap or interest rule because Florida Statute §83.49 sets uniform statewide…
Read full rule →No-Fault Evictions
Allowable no-fault eviction grounds (owner move-in, Ellis Act, substantial remodel) and the relocation/notice obligations that come with each.
Tenant Anti-Harassment
Cities like LA prohibit specific landlord conduct (lockouts, utility shutoffs, threats), penalties, private right of action, and how to document violations.
AB-1482 Notice Disclosure
California statewide rent-cap and just-cause notices required on month-to-month leases, separate from local RSO disclosures, and how cities enforce them.
Rent Increase Notice
How much advance written notice a landlord must give before raising the rent on a month-to-month or expiring lease, and how state notice rules differ from any local rent-control caps.
Landlord Entry & Notice
How much advance notice a landlord must give before entering an occupied unit, the permitted reasons (repairs, showings, inspections), allowed hours, and the emergency exceptions under state law.
Repairs & Habitability
The implied warranty of habitability, how long a landlord has to fix essential services (heat, water, plumbing, mold), and tenant remedies such as repair-and-deduct, rent withholding, or breaking the lease.
Florida: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsFla. Stat. § 83.51 requires landlords to comply with applicable building, housing, and health codes or keep the…
Read full rule →Broward County
Significant RestrictionsLandlords in unincorporated Broward must register rental units and meet minimum habitability standards, working…
Read full rule →Martin County
Significant RestrictionsMartin County's Property Maintenance Code lets the Building Official declare any rental or other structure unfit for…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Significant RestrictionsSarasota County's locally amended Building Code makes any unfit or unsafe structure a public nuisance. Section 22-34…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Significant RestrictionsCity Code § 8-203 bars a St. Petersburg landlord from letting or re-letting a rental unit once a Codes Investigator…
Read full rule →Alachua County
Some RestrictionsAlachua County enforces the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code as its housing and maintenance code for…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery rental unit in Boynton Beach, standard or short-term, must meet minimum life-safety standards under Sec. 13-95…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsThe county's property maintenance code requires owners of unincorporated Brevard rental housing to keep buildings safe…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 Edition, with local revisions, to set minimum…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Some RestrictionsCocoa's residential rental standards article requires every rental dwelling unit and property in the city to be…
Read full rule →Collier County
Some RestrictionsEvery dwelling unit in unincorporated Collier County, rented or owner-occupied, must have a working kitchen sink, tub…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables' Minimum Housing Code sets baseline habitability standards for rented dwellings, working plumbing, 120°F…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsCoral Springs holds rental property owners to the same exterior upkeep standard as every other building: City Code §…
Read full rule →Davie
Some RestrictionsThe Town of Davie's Minimum Housing Code sets baseline plumbing, electrical, and hot-water standards every rental…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsDaytona Beach enforces habitability through the International Property Maintenance Code, locally amended under LDC…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsDeltona rental dwellings must be kept free of weeds, trash, debris, and graffiti, with yards and pools maintained to…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsEvery dwelling in Doral, rented or owner-occupied, has to meet the city's Minimum Housing Code. City Code § 5-61 sets…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsFort Lauderdale landlords cannot occupy, permit occupancy of, or let out any dwelling unit or hotel/rooming unit that…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers requires residential rental dwellings to pass periodic inspections for Florida Building Code, Fire…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsChapter 23 requires every Gulfport dwelling unit to have a kitchen sink, tub or shower and water closet, hot water at…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsHialeah has no separate habitability code of its own: Sec. 50-26 adopts the substantive provisions of Miami-Dade…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Highlands County, every rental dwelling unit must have a working kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsSec. 8-115 bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling in unincorporated Hillsborough County that lacks a…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsHollywood's Property Standards chapter bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling that fails minimum space…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead's housing code sets a minimum habitable floor area for every dwelling unit: 150 square feet for the first…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsJacksonville's Property Safety and Maintenance Code requires every rental dwelling unit to have working heat, hot…
Read full rule →Jupiter
Some RestrictionsJupiter's housing code bars renting or occupying any dwelling that fails minimum habitability standards set out in Town…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee's Minimum Property Maintenance Code requires every dwelling unit offered for rent to have a working deadbolt…
Read full rule →Leon County
Some RestrictionsLeon County adopts the ICC Property Maintenance Code setting minimum habitability standards for light, heat…
Read full rule →Marion County
Some RestrictionsMarion County declares any structure that is unsafe, unsanitary, lacks adequate egress, or is a fire hazard illegal and…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsMiami Beach's property maintenance code sets minimum equipment and facility standards for every dwelling, vacant or…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsMiami-Dade County law bars landlords from letting any dwelling unit without a working kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsMiramar requires every dwelling, including rental units, to be kept structurally sound, weatherproof and free of…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsNew Port Richey's Minimum Housing Code requires every rented dwelling unit to have a working kitchen sink, bathroom…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County adopts the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code as the governing habitability…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando's Property Maintenance Code bars renting out any dwelling unit that lacks a working kitchen sink, lavatory, tub…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County requires a working deadbolt on the primary entry door of every rented dwelling, rooming, or housekeeping…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsPalm Beach County's Property Maintenance Code requires every rental dwelling unit to have working plumbing, hot water…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsPalm Coast's Property Maintenance Code (Chapter 15, Article III) sets the minimum habitability floor for every existing…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsNo owner may occupy or rent out a dwelling unit in unincorporated Pasco County that lacks working plumbing, hot water…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsPembroke Pines sets minimum habitability standards for every dwelling, rental or owner-occupied, under the city's…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Some RestrictionsPinellas County dwelling units let for occupancy must have all electrical fixtures, receptacles and wiring maintained…
Read full rule →Polk County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Polk County's Structural Maintenance Ordinance requires landlords to keep habitable rooms heated to at…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsPompano Beach's Rental Housing Code (Chapter 153) sets minimum habitability standards for every rental dwelling, rental…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsPort Orange adopts the International Property Maintenance Code citywide with local amendments that set minimum room…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsPort St. Lucie landlords who agree, even implicitly, to furnish heat must keep habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Some RestrictionsSafety Harbor's building maintenance code requires landlords to supply heat, hot water, and working plumbing fixtures…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Seminole County adopts the 1991 Standard Housing Code to police the maintenance and habitability of…
Read full rule →Tallahassee
Some RestrictionsTallahassee applies the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code to every existing residential building through LDC…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsCity Code § 19-231 sets Tampa's minimum habitability floor: no owner may occupy or rent out a dwelling unit lacking a…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach's Housing Code bars landlords from renting any dwelling that fails the city's minimum habitability…
Read full rule →Winter Haven
Some RestrictionsWinter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 5-71 adopts the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code as the city's…
Read full rule →Lease Termination & Notice to Vacate
Notice required to end a month-to-month tenancy, the rules and penalties for breaking a fixed-term lease early, and early-termination protections for active-duty military, domestic-violence survivors, and medical hardships.
Eviction Notice & Process
The notice a landlord must give before filing to evict, pay-or-quit and cure-or-quit periods, no-cause termination notice, how long the court eviction process takes in this state, and the tenant's options to respond or cure.
Squatter's Rights & Adverse Possession
When an occupant without a lease gains legal protections, the line between a trespasser and a squatter, how many years of continuous possession adverse possession requires in this state, and how an owner lawfully removes a squatter.