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Short-term rental rules in Dania Beach, FL
How Dania Beach regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- Annual vacation rental certificate required per unit, with pre-issuance and annual inspection
- Business tax receipt and designated 24/7 vacation rental agent required
- Five-consecutive-day minimum stay
- No citywide cap and no residency requirement; whole-home rentals of 1-4 family dwellings allowed
Based on: Dania Beach Code of Ordinances Ch. 16 (Vacation Rentals), §§16-1 to 16-3; Ord. No. 2011-017 (5-31-11), amended by Ord.
Summary of the rule
Any property owner, who wishes to use his or her dwelling unit as a vacation rental, must first apply for and receive a vacation rental certificate from the city, and renew the certificate annually for as long as the unit is used as a vacation rental. Each dwelling unit used as a vacation rental requires a separate vacation rental certificate.
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