Hollywood Airbnb Rules & Investment Guide (2026)

Hollywood allows vacation rentals through a detailed licensing and inspection program. Underwriting should begin with the exact City jurisdiction, legal dwelling status, open-violation search, association restrictions, and the cost of initial and annual compliance.

• Confirm the address is inside the City of Hollywood rather than another Broward County municipality.
• Reject revenue assumptions until City licensing, state licensing, tax accounts, and private restrictions are resolved.
• Budget separately for application, inspection, renewal, tax, insurance, safety, waste, and local-representative obligations.

Chapter 119 covers dwelling units offered for stays shorter than 30 days or one calendar month more than three times per year. A City license is required before advertising or operating, including when an owner occupies the property and rents only part of it.

• Each vacation rental needs its own City license.
• Open building or code violations prevent license issuance.
• Condominium declarations, leases, and association rules may prohibit activity that City licensing would otherwise allow.

The City of Hollywood remains the authority for legal eligibility and license approval.

Applications are filed through the City online portal. The owner certification must be notarized, and the filing must identify the owner, rental address, vacation rental representative, approved occupancy, listing platforms, and whether the entire property or only part will be rented.

• Provide current DBPR licensing when required, Florida Department of Revenue registration when applicable, and City and Broward County business tax receipts.
• Provide Broward tourist-tax account evidence or the platform documentation accepted by the City.
• Upload interior and exterior plans showing rooms, exits, detectors, extinguishers, parking, pools, fencing, and waste containers.
• Provide liability insurance and noise-monitoring acknowledgments.

For fiscal year 2026, a City application costs $850 for a non-owner-occupied rental or $100 for an owner-occupied rental. Renewal costs $600 or $45, respectively. The initial inspection costs $400 for up to 1,500 square feet plus $0.15 for each additional square foot.

Licenses expire September 30. Renewal can begin July 1, requires an annual inspection, and becomes late after September 30. Failure to renew within 90 days causes revocation and requires a new application before advertising or operating again.

The vacation rental representative must answer calls at all times and reach the property within 60 minutes after notice from a guest, law enforcement, emergency personnel, Code Compliance, or the City. The representative must inspect after each stay and retain the guest log for three years.

• Advertisements must match the approved bedroom, bathroom, and occupancy information.
• Listings must display the Florida DBPR license number when required and the City vacation rental license number.
• No advertising or occupancy is allowed while a license is suspended or revoked.

Bedrooms must provide at least 70 square feet, or at least 50 square feet per occupant when shared. Overnight occupancy is limited to two people per bedroom. Daytime occupancy is limited to three people per bedroom, subject to any stricter Florida Building Code occupant load.

Guests and visitors must use lawful on-site or allowed adjacent parking. They may not use another single-family property’s adjacent swale or unpaved right-of-way without consent. Approved parking locations and requirements must be posted inside the rental.

A license inspection is required before initial issuance and renewal. Smoke and carbon monoxide detection systems, fire extinguishers on each floor, pool barriers, exits, and other life-safety items must meet the applicable code.

• Noise-level detection devices must cover required indoor and outdoor gathering areas, with data retained for 180 days.
• Noise restrictions and monitoring notices must be posted for occupants.
• Waste containers, screening, pickup service, curb timing, and interior disposal instructions must meet Chapter 119.
• Unpermitted work or life-safety violations can make a unit unlawful to occupy until corrected and reinspected.

Taxable transient rent in Broward County generally carries 6% Florida sales tax, 1% Broward discretionary sales surtax, and 6% Broward Tourist Development Tax, for a combined 13% before any exemption. Florida taxes are remitted to the Department of Revenue, while the County tourist tax is administered by Broward County.

Platform collection does not eliminate the need to confirm account, return, and remittance duties. Hollywood’s checklist allows specific platform documentation when a separate state or County registration is not applicable.

• City license, application, and renewal: Hollywood Office of Treasury at 954-921-3225, vrl@hollywoodfl.org, or the vacation rental licensing portal.
• Inspections, complaints, and enforcement: Code Compliance at 954-921-3061 or CodeCompliance@hollywoodfl.org. The 24-hour vacation rental complaint line is 954-231-2375.
• City business tax: businesstax@hollywoodfl.org or 954-921-3225.
• State lodging license: Florida DBPR Customer Contact Center at 850-487-1395.
• Broward tourist tax: touristax@broward.org or 954-357-8455.
• State sales tax: Florida Department of Revenue Taxpayer Services at 850-488-6800.
• Appeals: Chapter 119 appeals are heard through the City’s special magistrate process; Code Compliance routes current hearing questions.
• Property selection and setup: Plan a Hollywood property strategy call for address screening and operating-plan support. The City remains the authority for legal eligibility and license approval.

Official City, County, and State sources were checked on September 28, 2026.

• City of Hollywood Vacation Rental License
• Hollywood Code Chapter 119
• City application checklist
• City FY 2026 vacation rental fee schedule
• City inspection program
• Broward County Tourist Development Tax
• Florida transient rental tax rates
• Florida 2026 discretionary surtax rates
• Hollywood Code Compliance contacts