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Hollywood, FL short-term rental rules

allowedVerified · 2026-09-05City of Hollywood (municipality)

Whole-home vacation rentals are legal citywide once the property holds a City of Hollywood Vacation Rental License, passes the life-safety inspection, and installs a noise-monitoring device.

Does this apply to you?

Permits open · No cap; licenses are issued citywide to any dwelling unit that passes inspection and expire every September 30 with annual renewal inspections.

  1. Renting your primary residence

    You live there and rent a room, or the whole home while you are away.

    allowed

    Yes. Renting any part of your home for stays under 30 days more than three times a year requires a City of Hollywood Vacation Rental License, even when you live there; the ordinance says so expressly. Owner-occupied properties pay a reduced application fee ($100 versus $850) and renewal fee ($45 versus $600) and a $150 annual renewal inspection, and still need the Florida DBPR license, tax registrations, and business tax receipts.

    Verified 2026-09-05 · City of Hollywood — Vacation Rental License Regulations, Chapter 119, Sec. 119.10 (PDF) · City of Hollywood — Comprehensive Schedule of Fees, Vacation Rental License (PDF)

    What the source says

  2. Whole-home investment property

    You do not live there; the unit is rented short-term full time.

    allowed

    Yes. Any dwelling unit (single-family home, condo, apartment, or unit of a duplex, triplex, or quadplex) may be licensed as a vacation rental anywhere in the city. The owner must obtain a separate Vacation Rental License for each unit before advertising it, submit the DBPR license, Florida DOR certificate, Broward County tourist tax account, City and County business tax receipts, floor and site sketches, pass a life-safety inspection, and install a noise-level detection device. Non-owner-occupied applications are $850 plus a $400 initial inspection (up to 1,500 square feet), with $600 renewal and $300 annual renewal inspection per unit.

    Verified 2026-09-05 · City of Hollywood — Vacation Rental License Regulations, Chapter 119, Sec. 119.10 (PDF) · City of Hollywood — Comprehensive Schedule of Fees, Vacation Rental License (PDF) · City of Hollywood — Vacation Rental License

    What the source says

  3. Tenant subletting short-term

    You rent the home and want to host guests with landlord consent.

    Not reviewed yet

    We have not yet reviewed whether a tenant can operate a short-term rental in Hollywood. Chapter 119 places the licensing duty on the property owner and requires a notarized owner certification with the application.

STR Law Map is a reference, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice. Rules change — confirm current requirements with the city before operating.

Which government controls the parcel

Applies to parcels inside the City of Hollywood, Florida city limits, including Hollywood Beach, the Broadwalk area, Hollywood Lakes, Hollywood Hills, and downtown. It does not govern Hallandale Beach, Dania Beach, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale, or unincorporated Broward County, and it is unrelated to Hollywood, California. Confirm the municipality on the Broward County Property Appraiser parcel record before relying on this record.

The rules

Short-term rentals are legal throughout the City of Hollywood, Florida. Chapter 119 of the city code (the Vacation Rental License Program, in force since January 20, 2021 and updated in 2023) defines a vacation rental as any dwelling unit advertised or rented for periods under 30 days more than three times a year and requires a city license for each one before it is advertised. There is no zoning-district limit and no owner-occupancy requirement; the city's own FAQ explains that it cannot ban vacation rentals because Fla. Stat. 509.032(7)(b) preempts any prohibition or duration limit adopted after June 1, 2011. Enforcement instead runs through licensing, annual inspection, occupancy caps, a noise-monitoring mandate, and a 24/7 complaint hotline.

Applications are online only and must include a notarized owner certification, the Florida DBPR transient public lodging license, the Florida Department of Revenue certificate, an active Broward County tourist development tax account, City of Hollywood and Broward County local business tax receipts, an interior sketch by floor and an exterior site sketch, and acknowledgement of smoke and CO detector requirements. The city fee schedule (PDF) lists a $850 application for non-owner-occupied units and $100 for owner-occupied, an initial inspection of $400 for up to 1,500 square feet plus $0.15 per additional square foot, renewals of $600 (non-owner-occupied) or $45 (owner-occupied), annual renewal inspections of $150 (owner-occupied or condo unit) or $300 (all other units), a $250 late registration fee, and a $350 penalty for operating without a city license. Licenses expire every September 30; renewals open July 1.

Lodging tax stacks to 13%: the 6% Florida transient rental tax and the 1% Broward County discretionary surtax (remitted to the Florida Department of Revenue), plus the 6% Broward County Tourist Development Tax on rentals of six months or less, remitted to the Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division. Hollywood requires proof of an active Broward tourist tax account as part of the license application, so the owner must hold the county account even where a platform remits on some bookings.

Overnight occupancy is two persons per bedroom (bedrooms must meet minimum floor-area rules) and daytime occupancy is 1.5 times the overnight figure, with up to four children under four exempt. Every licensed unit must carry a noise-level detection device that alerts the owner and guests and retains 180 days of data for the city, post the license, occupancy limit, evacuation map, and noise-ordinance notice inside, provide local phone service, meet parking and trash-container standards, and have a local representative. Administrative citations run $1,000 per offense and operating without a license can draw fines of up to $5,000 per day. Because Chapter 119 dates from 2021, it is not grandfathered under Fla. Stat. 509.032(7)(b) and is confined to registration, inspection, and nuisance rules rather than bans or minimum stays.

Not yet reviewed: condominium and HOA private restrictions, the separate rules for guest houses and in-law quarters mentioned in the city FAQ, and tenant-operated rentals.

At a glance

Governing bodyCity of Hollywood (municipality)
Permit / licenseCity Vacation Rental License ($850 non-owner-occupied / $100 owner-occupied, inspection) + DBPR license + city and county BTRs
Primary residenceNo residence rule — owner-occupied units pay a lower fee
Whole-home investorYes — any dwelling unit, with license and annual inspection
Night cap / minimum stayNone
Lodging tax13% (6% state + 1% Broward surtax + 6% Broward TDT)

State context: Florida short-term rental laws — preemption, the DBPR license, and what cities may still regulate.

Primary sources

STR Law Map is a reference, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice. Rules change — confirm current requirements with the city before operating.

Reviewed September 5, 2026 · Every regulatory field on this page is checked against a primary government source — see the editorial & sourcing policy.

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