Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Florida Municipal Governments Banned from Restricting Short-term Rentals

In June 2011, Governor Rick Scott signed a new law that prohibits local governments from restricting short-term rentals.

Ironically, while Miami Beach failed to grandfather short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods when it passed a ban on rentals 6 months or less in 2009, Miami Beach lobbied the State to "grandfather" their rental ban.

As a result, Miami Beach's rental ban was "grandfathered in" by Governor Scott.

Thus, Miami Beach's ban on short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods, as well as bans in Sarasota County, and the Florida Keys, remain in full force and effect until and unless overturned by the Courts.

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