Vacation Rental Registration Package
As of October 1, 2018, you are required to register your vacation rental with the City if you rent your
residential dwelling unit to transient occupants more than three (3) times in a calendar year, for periods
of less than thirty (30) days, or one calendar month, whichever is less.
Section 98-106 of the Deerfield Beach Land Development Code requires vacation rentals to register
with the City and also comply with certain vacation rental standards.
Before submitting your registration to the City, you must obtain the following documentation.
City of Deerfield Beach - Business Tax Receipt
Broward County - Tourist Development Tax Registration
Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Vacation Rental License
Florida Department of Revenue - Certificate of Registration
Postings required by Section 98-106(g) of the Deerfield Beach Land Development Code
Notarized Vacation Rental Affidavit
$100 registration (payment by check, cash or credit card to the City of Deerfield Beach)
Contact details for the agencies responsible for providing the above documentation are included with this
package. Copies of sections of the Deerfield Beach Land Development Code related to vacation rentals
are also included with this package and must be reviewed prior to submitting your registration.
If you have questions related to the requirements for registration, you can contact the Planning & Zoning
Division, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00pm.
City of Deerfield Beach
Planning & Zoning Division
150 NE 2
nd
Avenue
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: 954-480-4206
You can submit your registration in person to the Code Compliance Division, Monday through Friday,
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
City of Deerfield Beach -
Code Compliance Division
150 NE 2
nd
Avenue
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: 954-480-4241
You will be provided with a copy of your registration once staff has determined your registration is complete.
Remember it is your responsibility to renew your registration annually, on October 1 of each year.
Steps for Registering your Vacation Rental
Vacation Rental Registration Form
Provide in Full the Following Information (Print or Type)
Submit to: City of Deerfield Beach - Code Compliance Division
150 NE 2
nd
Ave, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
New Registration Annual Renewal
Owner Name:
Address:
Phone: Email:
Owner Signature: Date:
Registered Agent Name (if applicable):
Registered Agent Signature: Date:
Sections 98-106(e)(2) and (3) of the City of Deerfield Beach Land Development Code specify the requirements of the
responsible party. The property owner may serve in this capacity or designate a responsible party on their behalf.
Name:
Address:
24hr Phone: Email:
City of Deerfield Beach - Business Tax Receipt
Broward County - Tourist Development Tax Registration
Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Vacation Rental License
Florida Department of Revenue - Certificate of Registration
Postings required by Section 98-106(g) of the City of Deerfield Beach Land Development Code
Notarized Vacation Rental Affidavit (original)
Registration Fee Paid (circle one):
Yes / No
Staff Member Name: Signature:
Registration Date: Registration Number:
Section One: Type of Registration
Section Two: Property Owner Information and Vacation Rental Location
Section Three: Responsible Party Information (provide 24hr contact details)
Section Four: Required Documentation - per Section 98-106(d) Deerfield Beach Land Development
Code (submit copies of all current and active documents, unless noted otherwise)
OFFICE USE ONLY (to be completed for approved registrations only)
Vacation Rental Registration – Affidavit
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared:
Print Name
Who after being duly sworn and cautioned, deposes and states: I intend to operate a vacation
rental at the following location:
Street Address:
City State Zip
I have been provided a copy of Section 98-106 of the City Code, entitled VACATION RENTALS
and have reviewed same. I intend to operate the vacation rental in compliance with Section 98-
106 of the Deerfield Beach Land Development Code.
I the undersigned, fully understand the definition ofvacation rental” as defined in Section 98-3 of
the Deerfield Beach Land Development Code.
I understand that I am obligated to renew the Vacation Rental Registration annually, by October 1
of each year, and that any change(s) to the information or submittals included within the initial or
renewal registration must be reported to the city within 30 days of the occurrence of such change(s).
I understand and agree to inspections of the property by the City on reasonable notice in order for
the City to assure compliance with Section 98-106 of the Deerfield Beach Land Development Code.
I understand that the Vacation Rental Registration may be revoked if there is a violation of the
above referenced Code and I may be subject to fines up to $250 per day for the first offense and
$500 for repeated offenses.
Print Name
Signature Date
NOTARY: Date:
Vacation Rental Contact Information
1. Code Compliance Division - City of Deerfield Beach
150 NE 2
nd
Ave, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: 954-480-4241
Email: web.code@deerfield-beach.com
www.deerfield-beach.com
2. Planning & Zoning Division - City of Deerfield Beach
150 NE 2
nd
Ave, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: 954-480-4206
Email: web.planning@deerfield-beach.com
www.deerfield-beach.com
3. Business Tax Office - City of Deerfield Beach
150 NE 2
nd
Ave, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: 954-480-4333
Email: web.btr@deerfield-beach.com
www.deerfield-beach.com
4. Broward County Tourist Development Tax Section
115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room A-110
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: 954-357-8455
Email touristtax@broward.org
www.broward.org
5. Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
Division of Hotels & Restaurants
Suite A, 5080 Coconut Creek Parkway
Margate, FL 33063
Phone: 850-487-1395
Email: dhr.info@myfloridalicense.com
www.myfloridalicense.com
6. Florida Department of Revenue
Suite 200, 3301 University Dr
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-346-3000
Email: DORGTA@floridarevenue.com
www.myflorida.com
Deerfield Beach Land Development Code Sections
1. Section 98-106 Vacation Rentals
2. Section 98-3 Definitions (extract)
3. Section 98-74 Swimming pools and spas
4. Section 34-35 Specific noise prohibitions
5. Section 58-69 Preparation and storage of residential refuse
6. Section 66-58 Parking prohibited on certain streets / commercial vehicle restrictions
7. Section 14-105 Exterior building and structure standards
8. Section 14-106 Minimum standards for yards and landscape areas
Sec.98‐3.‐Definitions.
For the purpose of enforcing and administering this Code, the following words shall have the
definition and meanings (and regulations related thereto) as herein set forth.
….
Dwelling unit (d.u.) means a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one
family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, but not
including recreation vehicles, tents, hotels, motels, boarding houses, or boats.
….
Transient occupants means any person, or guest or invitee of such person, who occupies or is in
actual or apparent control or possession of residential property registered as a vacation rental. It shall be
a rebuttable presumption that any person who holds themselves out as being an occupant or guest of an
occupant of the vacation rental is a transient occupant.
....
Vacation rental means any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative or any individually
or collectively owned single-family, two-family, three-family or four-family house or dwelling unit that is
rented to transient occupants more than three (3) times in a calendar year but for periods of less than
thirty (30) days or one (1) calendar month, whichever is less, or which is advertised or held out to the
public as a place regularly rented to transient occupants, but that is not a timeshare project.