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VACATION RENTALS

By Karen Polivka, Vice President, CRCCE Community Association

Are Vacation Rentals Here To Stay? stay in compliance with the regulations, it is the bad actors/

Currently, under state Law, vacation rentals are overseen party homes that cause the disruption to the quiet enjoyment
by the Florida Department of Business and Professional of our personal property. Noise is the most common complaint
Regulations (DBPR) through the Division of Hotels and and the city has a noise guideline that must be followed or a
Restaurants. Passage of House Bill 883 was amended in 2014 violation should be reported. Guideline: “No noise should be
which bars municipalities from prohibiting vacation rentals plainly audible from the source property line for one minute at
or regulating the “duration or frequency of vacation rentals.” 25 feet (10 pm - 7 am) or 50 feet (7 am - 10 pm).”
This limits the ability of our local government to restrict the The city website has all of the owner/responsible parties’
weekend party rentals. Private property rights are taken very contact information for each licensed vacation rental in District
seriously and there is a great effort to find a balance between 1. I am compiling the contact list for each vacation rental in
property rights, business protections and community sentiment. Coral Ridge Country Club Estates. Once created, we plan to
If vacation and short-term rentals are here to stay, then we share this information with current CRCCE HOA members. We
need to report the bad actors and appreciate the properties suggest calling the manager of the property in violation first. If
that remain compliant. no action is taken, then you should call Code Enforcement.

How do I handle the Vacation Rental Vacation rental regulations are getting tighter and non-
next door? compliant properties can be fined and/or shut down
Unfortunately this is a question the HOA Board members hear after a certain amount of offenses. Registration, licensing,
often. Currently there are 26 Registered Vacation Rentals in maximum occupancy limits, trash restrictions and installing
Coral Ridge Country Club Estates that have been issued a noise detection monitors are some of the measures that the
Certificate of Compliance. The majority of these vacation rentals ordinance requires.

HOW TO MAKE A VACATION RENTAL COMPLAINT
CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE CODE ENFORCEMENT
Full name and address of the complainant is required for investigations.

NEW 24/7 HOTLINE: 800-685-7453 Or: ftlcity.info/24-7hotline
Ask for a police officer if a Code Compliant Officer is not on duty. Be sure to get a Case Report number
from the responding officer. Please include the property address photos and/or supporting documentation.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Karen Polivka is a Real Estate Broker who has lived with her husband Roman and their three children in
Coral Ridge Country Club Estates for the last 22 years. Fort Lauderdale is her hometown and she was the
last of six children to attend Cardinal Gibbons High School. Besides being a full time REALTOR®, she
currently serves as the Vice-Chair of Government Affairs as well as the Professional Standards Committee
for the Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Board of REALTORS®. Formerly she was the Chair of the Parks,
Recreation, and Beaches Advisory Board for the City of Fort Lauderdale. She can be reached via email at
karenpolivka@gmail.com or call/text 954-817-0015.

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