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Fort Lauderdale Application Guide

Vacation rental registration

How to get a City of Fort Lauderdale vacation rental certificate of compliance: the licenses you need first and in what order, the documents to upload, the fees, and what the inspector checks.

10 pages
Fillable PDF
Step-by-step
Verified Oct 2026
Beginner friendly

Secure checkout by Stripe. Sales tax added at checkout. Instant download.

Last verified October 3, 2026. The date is printed on every page.

Sources re-checked every week. Last check October 8, 2026: no rule changes.

Questions first? Read the FAQ or email us.

What's inside

Built from the City's own registration page and checklists.

The seven steps in the order the City requires
A document checklist: answer four yes/no questions, check what to upload
A fillable letter of authorization, for co-hosts applying for an owner
A fillable sales tax collection statement for Airbnb-only hosts, who can skip the state and county tax registrations
City fees and the dates that come back every year
Easy items to miss that fail inspections
A fillable license and account tracker
A Print & Post Guide page: what to fill in, how many copies to print and where each page goes
List items come pre-filled and stay editable: type over them, delete them or add your own

Every page

Cover
Before you begin
Print & post guide
License to certificate
Document checklist
Letter of authorization
Sales tax statement
Fees & key dates
Easy items to miss
License tracker

How it works

DownloadYour PDF arrives by email and in your account the moment you buy.
Fill it inOpen it in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader and type into the shaded fields.
Print and postPrint on US Letter at 100% and post each page where the city requires it.

A template, not legal advice and not an official City form. Rules change: confirm current requirements with the City of Fort Lauderdale before relying on it.

What to expect

What you get: 1 fillable PDF, US Letter, 10 pages. Licensed for one purchaser; please don't share or resell the files.
How you receive it: Instant download. Your links appear on the order page the moment you pay and arrive by email. Each link works for 72 hours and 5 downloads, and Resend my downloads emails fresh links to your purchase address any time. Nothing ships.
What you need: The free Adobe Acrobat Reader (computer, iPhone or Android) for the fillable PDFs. Mac Preview and browser viewers can misalign the fields, hide the box hints and skip the photo boxes.
A printer, if you're posting pages: print on US Letter at 100%, not “fit to page”.
How long it takes: About 30 minutes to read and work through the document checklist. The City's own process takes longer.
Who it's for: Anyone registering a Fort Lauderdale vacation rental for the first time, including co-hosts and managers applying for an owner.
Not for: Rentals outside Fort Lauderdale, or a property that is already registered and only needs its postings.
Kept current: Last verified October 3, 2026, and the date is printed on every page. We re-check the sources every week; the last check, on October 8, 2026, found no rule changes. When a rule changes we update the file and re-date it.
Refunds: If a file is wrong or won't work, we fix it or refund you. Bought the wrong one and haven't downloaded it? Ask within 14 days. Refund policy.

More answers on the FAQ, or write to codeandkeyco@gmail.com.

Questions about Fort Lauderdale Application Guide

When do Fort Lauderdale vacation rental registrations expire?

Every registration and certificate of compliance expires September 30 each year. Renewals are due no later than 60 days before that date, a late renewal carries a late fee, and a renewal received after September 30 is processed as a new application (Code §15-281(a)).

What licenses do you need before applying to Fort Lauderdale?

The City wants the state and county licenses first: a Florida DBPR vacation rental license, a Florida Department of Revenue sales tax certificate, a Broward County business tax receipt and a Broward County tourist development tax account. If every booking comes through a platform that collects and remits both taxes, such as Airbnb, a notarized statement saying so replaces the two tax registrations.

What does the Fort Lauderdale responsible party have to do?

The owner appoints a natural person who is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, can respond in person within one hour, gives every guest a written summary of the City's noise, parking, garbage and common area rules, keeps a guest register open to the City, and inspects the rental at the end of each stay. The City must be told of a change within 10 days (Code §15-275).

How long do you have to fix violations found at a Fort Lauderdale inspection?

Rentals are inspected before the first certificate and again every year. Violations must be corrected and re-inspected within 30 calendar days, or the certificate of compliance is suspended until they are (Code §15-279(b)).