LTC 270-2024 Veto by Florida Governor of SB 280MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY A HORNEY
LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Ricardo J. Dopico, City Attorney {i;)
DATE: July 1, 2024
SUBJECT: Veto by Florida Governor of SB 280, which would have preempted the City
of Miami Beach from regulating vacation rental properties and advertising
platforms
I am pleased to advise the City Commission that, on June 27, 2024, the Governor vetoed Senate
Bill 280, pertaining to vacation rental properties and advertising platforms. A copy of the
Governor's veto letter is attached as Exhibit A.
SB 280 was approved by the Florida House of Representatives on March 6, 2024, and approved
by the Senate the next day. The Bill would have almost entirely preempted the City's ordinances
on the registration and inspection of vacation rentals and would have preempted the City's
requirements on advertising platforms altogether. Notably, the Bill would have superseded the
maximum occupancy established in the City Code (which is a maximum of two persons per
bedroom, excluding children under 2 years of age), and would have permitted an additional two
persons in one common area, plus more than two persons per bedroom if there is at least 50
square feet per person. The Bill would not have impacted the City's existing prohibitions in the
Land Development Regulations on short-term rentals in certain zoning districts.
In light of the Governor's veto, the City will continue to enforce the provisions of City Code
Sections 102-386 and 102-387, which set forth the obligations of short-term rental property
owners and advertising platforms regarding legally permissible short-term rentals. We will
continue to monitor any legislation proposed for the upcoming 2025 State legislative session.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
270-2024
June 27',2024
Dear Secretary Byrd:
An act relating to Vacation Rentals
Sincerely,
Going forward,I encourage the Florida Legislature and all key stakeholders to
work together,with the understanding that vacation rentals should not be approached
as a one-size-fits-all issue.
Secretary Cord Byrd
Secretary of State
R.A.Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee,Florida 32399
Ron DeSantis
Governor
THE CAPITOL
Tallahassee,Florida 32399 •(850)717-9249
Ron DeSantis
Governor
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By the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Florida,under the
provisions of Article III,Section 8 of the Constitution of Florida,I do hereby veto and
transmit my objection to Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 280 (CS/SB 280),enacted
during the 126th Session of the Legislature of Florida during the Regular Session 2024
and entitled:
For these reasons,I withhold my approval of CS/SB 280 and do hereby veto the
same.
Beyond creating new bureaucratic red tape that locals must comply with,CS/SB
280 prevents local governments from enforcing existing ordinances or passing any new
local measure which would exclusively apply to vacation rentals.Under the bill,any
such measure must apply to all residential properties.The effect of this provision will
prevent virtually all local regulation of vacation rentals even though the vacation rental
markets are far from uniform across the various regions of the state.
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EXHIBIT "A"