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Vacation Rental Program

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Through the administration and enforcement of the Vacation Rental Registration Program, the Community Enhancement and Compliance Division ensures that vacation rental operators are current with their State/local licenses and tax requirements. The division also ensures that each vacation rental property meets minimum housing and life safety standards outlined in Article X – Vacation Rentals, of Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale. Ordinance No. C-16-25 is the ordinance that governs the administration and enforcement of the City's Vacation Rental Registration Program. The fee schedule for the program can be found in Vacation Rental Fee Resolution 17-81.

Who is Required to Register?

Any residential single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit, or condominium being advertised for periods of 30 days or less to transient occupants but is not a timeshare.

Vacation rental concerns may be reported via email at VRInfo@fortlauderdale.gov.

To make a VACATION RENTAL complaint, contact the 24/7 Vacation Rental Hotline at

1-800-685-7453. This line is only for complaints relating to a vacation rental property.

 
To check the status of your application, please email vacationrental@fortlauderdale.gov. 

 

ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

On September 19, 2023, the City of Fort Lauderdale Commission approved an amendment to the Vacation Rental ordinance. Summary of the approved amendments are as follows:
  1. The requirement that each vacation rental be equipped with a noise level detection device alerting the property owner/responsible party and transient occupants to noise emanating from the vacation rental, and all data produced by this device will be retained for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days and made available to the City upon request.
  2. Increasing the amount of the civil penalty for each uncontested violation from $200 to $250 and each contested violation from $275 to $325.
  3. The addition of language specifying the maximum penalty for operating a vacation rental during a suspension to be $5,000 per day for repeat violations and up to $15,000 per day if the special magistrate finds the violation to be irreparable or irreversible in nature.
  4. Removal of language limiting certificate of compliance suspension time frames to a maximum period of twelve (12) months.