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Short-term rental rules in West Park, FL
How West Park 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, registration or permit anywhere in the City code
- City local business tax receipt required for businesses, with a per-room rate for hotels and lodginghouses
- Zoning code defines a dwelling as occupied permanently or transiently, with no residential-zone exclusion
- City levies no municipal lodging tax; Broward County's Tourist Development Tax is a county device
Based on: West Park Code of Ordinances (Supp. 14, codified through Ord. 2025-02): Ch. 42 Zoning Sec. 42-34; Ch. 34 Taxation Art.
Summary of the rule
No person shall engage in or manage any such business... without first obtaining the required city business tax receipt
Last reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
Pending legislation
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