Pompano Beach, FL short-term rental permit
In Pompano Beach an annual city permit comes last, at the end of a stack of other registrations you need to rent short term. The inspection is the step that delays applications, and the city books it through the contact you name on the form.[6]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified October 2, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Pompano Beach?
Get a permit first
What you apply for: Short Term Rental Permit
- Seasonal homes
- 8,149
- Housing units
- 61,070
- Residents
- 114,147
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City rulePermit required
- City feeNone published
- Tax on each stay13%
- Seasonal homes133 per 1,000
Pompano Beach short-term rental permit
Pompano Beach requires an annual permit to operate a short-term rental property, on top of four separate registrations obtained elsewhere. The first is a transient public lodging establishment license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The second is a certificate of registration from the Florida Department of Revenue. The last two are a Broward County business tax receipt and a City of Pompano Beach business tax receipt. The four-page application goes to the city's business tax receipt office with the fee. Once it is processed, inspections are made by appointment with the twenty-four-hour contact person named on the form. An initial short-term rental permit is issued only after the property complies with three codes. They are the city's rental housing chapter of the Code of Ordinances, the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code. The provisions were established by Ordinance 2017-50 and sit in chapter 153 of the city code. That chapter governs rental housing generally rather than short-term rentals alone.[6]
What Pompano Beach asks of you
An annual permit is required to operate a short-term rental property in Pompano Beach.[6]
Operators must first hold a DBPR transient public lodging establishment license and a Florida Department of Revenue certificate of registration. They also need a Broward County business tax receipt and a city business tax receipt.[6]
The completed four-page application is submitted to the business tax receipt office with the appropriate fee.[6]
Once the application is processed, inspections are made by appointment with the twenty-four-hour contact person.[6]
Compliance with the city's rental housing code, the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code is required before an initial short-term rental permit is issued.[6]
The short-term rental provisions were established by Ordinance 2017-50 and sit in chapter 153 of the Code of Ordinances, on rental housing.[7]
What Florida asks wherever you host
These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.
Florida licenses vacation rentals itself. A dwelling license covers houses, townhouses and buildings of up to four units. A condominium or cooperative unit takes a condominium license instead. The license costs $150 plus $10 per rental unit, plus a $10 hospitality education fee.[2]
No Florida city may ban vacation rentals. It may not set how long or how often you rent either. The one exception is a local ordinance already in force on June 1, 2011, which still applies.[1]
State sales tax is due on every rental of six months or less. A bona fide written lease for more than six months of continuous residence is exempt. So is the seventh month onward once a guest has stayed and paid for six.[3]
What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Pompano Beach
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| Layer | Rate | Remitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Florida state sales tax[3] | 6% | The state revenue department |
| Broward County discretionary sales surtax[5] | 1% | The state revenue department |
| Broward County Tourist Development Tax[4] | 6% | The county |
| Total on a taxable stay | 13% |
The Broward business tax receipt the city asks for is a county registration, separate from the county's 6% tourist development tax return. Holding one does not file the other.[4]
What the census counts
How much of Pompano Beach is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 8,149 of Pompano Beach's 61,070 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That is 133 out of every 1,000. It ranks Pompano Beach 41st of the 48 Florida cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 41st of 48
- Share of housing
- 133 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $349,300
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Pompano Beach sits among its neighbors
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Registration required
12,715 seasonal homes, 125 per 1,000 housing units.
Fort Lauderdale short-term rental rulesDeerfield Beach, FL
Registration required
7,371 seasonal homes, 158 per 1,000 housing units.
Deerfield Beach short-term rental rulesLauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Certificate required
3,163 seasonal homes, 458 per 1,000 housing units.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea short-term rental rulesSarasota, FL
Registration required
4,676 seasonal homes, 145 per 1,000 housing units.
Sarasota short-term rental rulesFAQ
Pompano Beach short-term rental questions
What do I need before applying in Pompano Beach?
Who books the inspection?
Which codes does the inspection cover?
Sources
- Florida Statutes § 509.032(7), Duties — preemption of vacation rental regulation, The Florida Legislature, read on September 20, 2026
- Guide to Vacation Rentals and Timeshare Projects, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, read on September 20, 2026
- Sales and Use Tax on Rental of Living or Sleeping Accommodations (GT-800034, R. 10/25), Florida Department of Revenue, read on September 20, 2026
- Local Option Transient Rental Tax Rates (DR-15TDT, R. 10/26), Florida Department of Revenue, read on October 2, 2026
- Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026 (DR-15DSS), Florida Department of Revenue, read on September 20, 2026
- Short Term Rental application, Department of Development Services, City of Pompano Beach, read on September 20, 2026
- Ordinance 2017-50, short-term rentals, City of Pompano Beach, read on September 20, 2026
This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on October 2, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.
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