Oakland Park Vacation Rental Registration
Updated: Nov 1
*Checked against the City of Oakland Park's published requirements on September 1, 2026. Fees change; the city's page is the source of record.*
Oakland Park regulates vacation rentals under Ordinance 0-2018-005, amended in 2021. If you rent a home to guests more than 3 times a year for stays under 30 days, the city treats it as a vacation rental and you must register before the first guest arrives. Yours Truly Hospitality files every city, county and state registration a vacation rental needs, on the owner's behalf, before the first booking. This guide is what that filing involves.
What Oakland Park charges
Item | Fee |
Initial registration (one time) | $500 |
Annual renewal | $250 |
Initial inspection | $150 |
Re-inspection, if the first fails | $150 |
Change of agent | $50 |
Modification of registration | $50 |
A change of ownership requires a new initial registration, not a renewal.
What the city requires before it will register the home
Florida DBPR transient public lodging license
Florida Department of Revenue sales tax registration
Broward County tourist development tax registration and county business tax receipt
An exterior site sketch showing off-street parking, and an interior floor sketch
A responsible party reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
A landline with 911 capability inside the home
An evacuation map posted in each bedroom, and the nearest hospital and the city's evacuation-order statement posted in the home
Occupancy and parking
Occupancy is capped at 2 persons per bedroom and 8 persons in total, whichever is lower. The maximum vehicle count must be posted at the property.
Penalties
A first violation is $250 per day per violation. Repeat violations run up to $500 per day, plus a $175 administrative fee. Renting without registration is a violation from day one.
The county and state layer
Broward County collects a 6% tourist development tax on stays of six months or less, on top of state sales tax. The county registration and the DBPR license are prerequisites for the city registration, so the order matters: state and county first, then city.
What Yours Truly Hospitality files for owners
All of it. The DBPR license, the Department of Revenue registration, the Broward tourist tax registration and business tax receipt, the Oakland Park registration and inspection, the required postings, and the annual renewals. The owner signs; we file, track the renewal dates, and keep the property inside the rules.
Questions about a specific property in Oakland Park: 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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