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Short-term rental rules in Southwest Ranches, FL
How Southwest Ranches 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 registration and certificate of compliance required in all agricultural and rural (residential) districts (ULDC Sec. 045-030(Y))
- Life-safety standards for each registered unit (pool safety, smoke and CO alarms, fire extinguishers)
- Whole-home single- to four-family rentals allowed once registered
- No cap, distance separation or residency requirement
Based on: Southwest Ranches ULDC Sec. 045-030(Y) Vacation rentals (Ord. No. 2023-008, 9-14-2023; amended Ord. No. 2024-008
Summary of the rule
It is unlawful for any person, entity, or property owner to allow another person to occupy any residential property that is a single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit as a vacation rental within the town unless the owner of the property or his/her authorized representative has registered the property as a vacation rental property with the town and the vacation rental property has been issued a certificate of compliance in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Last reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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