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Short-term rental rules in Miami Beach, FL
How Miami Beach regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- Grandfathered pre-2011 STR prohibition in single-family and some multifamily zones
- Fine schedule struck, but use prohibition survives
- Registration BTR resort tax where permitted
- Active enforcement tooling
Based on: Miami Beach Resiliency Code §7.5.4.13(d)(E) (crosswalked from former LDR §142-905(b)(5)) + §7.5.4.11(a) (crosswalked
Summary of the rule
Resiliency Code §7.5.4.13(d)(E) (crosswalked from former LDR §142-905(b)(5)): leases of single-family homes for less than six months and one day are not a permitted accessory use, and advertising them for <6mo+1day is a violation; Resiliency Code §7.5.4.11(a) (crosswalked from former LDR §142-1111(a)(1)) bars <6mo+1day rentals in RM-1/RM-PRD/RPS/CD-1/RO/TH districts
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Active litigation / open question
Miami Beach STR fine-schedule challenge (2019) (Miami-Dade Circuit Court; affirmed Third DCA) — 2019 ruling (Judge Hanzman) held Miami Beach's escalated STR fines (up to $20,000) conflicted with FL statutory code-enforcement fine caps ($1,000-$5,000); Third DCA upheld. Addressed fine amounts, NOT the zoning-district STR prohibition. Source ↗
Reported as fact only, reflecting the code as currently in effect — not legal advice, and not a prediction of the outcome. Verify current status before relying on it.
Last reviewed Sep 8, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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