Broward County Vacation Rental Requirements
Updated: Nov 1
*Checked on September 1, 2026 against the Florida Department of Revenue rate table and each city's published requirements. Fees change; each linked page is the source of record.*
Owners searching for "Broward County short term rental rules" usually find one city's page and assume it applies everywhere. It does not. A vacation rental in Broward sits under three layers, and the order matters: state first, county second, city last, because each city requires proof of the first two before it will register the home. Yours Truly Hospitality files every city, county and state registration a vacation rental needs, on the owner's behalf, before the first booking.
Layer one: the State of Florida
Every vacation rental needs a Florida DBPR transient public lodging license and a Florida Department of Revenue sales tax registration. No city in Broward will register a rental without both.
Layer two: Broward County
Broward County collects a 6% tourist development tax on the rent from any stay of six months or less, in addition to state sales tax. Owners register with the county's Tourist Development Tax Section and are assigned a filing frequency. Most cities also require a Broward County business tax receipt for the rental.
Layer three: the city
This is where Broward differs house by house. The same three-bedroom home has a different filing depending on which side of a city line it sits on:
City | Registration | Initial fee | Renewal | Notable rule |
Oakland Park | Required, Ordinance 0-2018-005 | $500 | $250 annually | 2 guests per bedroom, 8 maximum; at any hour responsible party |
Hallandale Beach | Annual Vacation Rental License, Ordinance 2023-003 | $300 plus business tax receipt | Annual | Late fee applies; fines from $250 |
Deerfield Beach | Required, LDC Section 98-106 | $100 | $100 every October 1 | Notarized affidavit and proof of casualty insurance |
Plantation | Separate registration per rental, Chapter 14 Article V | Confirm with City Clerk | Annual inspection | Pre-2011 zoning definition limits unrelated occupants; check the property first |
Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Lighthouse Point each run their own programs as well; those are covered in their own guides.
What Yours Truly Hospitality files for owners
All three layers, in the right order, before the first booking: the DBPR license, the Department of Revenue registration, the Broward tourist tax registration and business tax receipt, and then the city registration, inspection and postings for whichever city the home is in. We track every renewal date.
Questions about a specific property anywhere in Broward County: hello@yourstrulyhospitality.com, +1-561-473-0466.
*Yours Truly Hospitality has managed short-term rentals across Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties since 2023.*
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