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Short-term rental rules in Lauderdale Lakes, FL
How Lauderdale Lakes regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- No STR-specific ordinance in the City Code or Land Development Regulations
- City local business tax schedule includes a catch-all rental-service class that reaches rental operators
- No city-levied lodging tax; Broward County levies the Tourist Development Tax
Based on: Lauderdale Lakes Code of Ordinances Ch. 82 Art. II (Business Tax Receipt), Sec. 82-44 (Supp. 57, codified through Ord.
Summary of the rule
RENTAL SERVICE (where not specifically classified) (see Merchant).
Last reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
Pending legislation
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