Broward County Short-Term Rental Regulations, Step by Step

Broward County short-term rental regulations run through three layers at once: Broward County itself, the city or town where the property sits, and any HOA or condo association attached to the unit. Missing one of the three is the most common reason an owner gets a violation notice in the first year.

What Broward County requires before you list a property

Broward County requires a Certificate of Use for a rental offered for periods shorter than the county's minimum, on top of anything the city requires separately. Confirm current thresholds and the application process through Broward County's Business Tax and license portal before you accept a booking, since requirements are set at the county level and enforced alongside city rules, not instead of them.

You'll also need a Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) vacation rental license if the property meets the state's definition of a transient rental — this is separate from anything Broward or your city issues, and it's checked through DBPR's Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Get the state license and the county Certificate of Use in the same pass; running one without the other is still non-compliant.

Hollywood, FL Airbnb rules: what the city adds on top

Hollywood layers its own registration and inspection requirements on top of the county and state steps, and a property inside city limits is not compliant on a county Certificate of Use alone. Check current zoning, registration and any short-term-rental-specific ordinance through the City of Hollywood's official site before listing, since city rules can change independently of the county's.

Hollywood's beach corridor draws steady demand — the city describes its Broadwalk as running nearly 2.5 miles along the oceanfront — which is exactly why the city keeps close tabs on which units are renting short-term. A listing like the 5.5BR Tiki Villa in Hollywood sits inside that jurisdiction and needs the full stack: state license, county Certificate of Use, and city registration, in that order.

Hallandale Beach and Miramar: separate cities, separate rules

Hallandale Beach and Miramar are separate municipalities from Hollywood, and each sets its own registration process on top of the Broward County and Florida DBPR requirements described above. A property in Miramar — like the 4.5BR Dream House — follows Miramar's municipal process, not Hollywood's, even though both cities sit inside Broward County.

Check Hallandale Beach's requirements through the City of Hallandale Beach and Miramar's through the City of Miramar directly, since neither publishes its short-term rental rules on the county site. Plantation, home to StayRnR's 4BR Remodeled Retreat, runs its own process too — verify through the City of Plantation before listing there.

HOA and condo rules can override everything above

A state license, county Certificate of Use, and city registration do not override an HOA or condo association's own restriction on short-term rentals — an association can prohibit or limit rentals even where the city and county both allow them. Pull the recorded declaration and current rental policy for the specific property before assuming it can operate as a short-term rental at all; this is not something a public agency page will tell you.

The order to actually follow

1. Check the HOA/condo declaration for any rental restriction or minimum-stay rule specific to that building or community.
2. Apply for the Florida DBPR vacation rental license if the property meets the state's transient rental definition, via DBPR's Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
3. Apply for a Broward County Certificate of Use through the county's Business Tax portal.
4. Register with the specific city — Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Miramar, or Plantation — using that city's own process, since none of them accept a county or state approval as a substitute.

Skipping the sequence, or assuming one layer's approval covers another, is the most common cause of a stalled listing or a fine after the fact. Confirm every fee, form and inspection requirement directly with the issuing office before you rely on it.

Where StayRnR fits into compliance

StayRnR operates managed listings across Broward County — Hollywood, Miramar and Plantation are the core service area — and works within whatever license and registration each property already carries under its owner. Management doesn't replace the owner's obligation to hold the correct state, county and city approvals; it's a separate service on top of a compliant listing.

For an owner weighing renovation against compliance costs, StayRnR's property investment service covers projects from light remodels up through full renovations, and the property management side runs day-to-day operations under a 20% management fee on gross revenue, with the owner covering cleaning, supplies, maintenance and repairs directly, no lock-in contract, and the investor retaining full ownership. See current listings across South Florida or look at a specific property like the 5BR Pool & Spa Home in Hollywood.

Regulations referenced in this post are current as of publication and are subject to change without notice. Confirm all licensing, registration, tax and HOA/condo requirements directly with Broward County, the applicable city, and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation before listing or operating a short-term rental. This post is informational and does not constitute legal advice.