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Short-term rental rules in Tamarac, FL
How Tamarac 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.
- Vacation rental permit required per City Code Ch. 12 Art. XIII
- Initial and routine certification of compliance (inspection) required
- City business tax receipt and state DBPR license required for permit
- No citywide cap and no residency requirement
Based on: Tamarac Code of Ordinances Ch. 12 Art. XIII (Vacation Rentals Registration), Secs. 12-226 to 12-240, Ord. No. 2023-003
Summary of the rule
It is unlawful for any person to allow another person to occupy any vacation rental within the city, or offer any residential property for rent and/or lease as a vacation rental within the city, unless the person has obtained the vacation rental permit for the vacation rental with the city in accordance with the provisions of this article, except as provided in 12-228(b).
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