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Short-term rental rules in Sea Ranch Lakes, FL
How Sea Ranch 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 vacation-rental ordinance, registration or permit in the Village code
- Village occupational license required of every business operating in the village
- Room-by-room boarding is barred in single-family districts; whole-home rental to one party is not
- No village lodging tax; Broward County levies the Tourist Development Tax
Based on: Village of Sea Ranch Lakes Code of Ordinances (Supp. 18, codified through Ord. 2025-01); LDC 2.02.03 (Ord. 2013-04)
Summary of the rule
Sec. 6-4(b): "every person engaged in or managing any business, profession or occupation with a place of business located in the village shall be required to have a village occupational license"
Last reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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