Rental Rules by City / Sunny Isles Beach
Sunny Isles Beach short-term rental rules & tax calculator
Tax calculator
Rates used: state 6% + Miami-Dade surtax 1% + local transient 6% = 13%. Mandatory cleaning fees are included in the taxable total. Miami-Dade county bed taxes 6% (3% CDT + 2% TDT + 1% Sports).
What Airbnb collects: Airbnb collects state 6% + 1% surtax and Miami-Dade's 6% county bed taxes (3% Convention Development + 2% Tourist Development + 1% Sports Franchise).
Rules
| State license | Florida DBPR vacation rental / transient public lodging license (homestead room-rental exemptions may apply). |
|---|---|
| State tax | 6% state sales tax plus county discretionary surtax on rentals of 6 months or less; register with Florida DOR unless your platform collects and remits for you. |
| Cleaning fees | Mandatory cleaning fees charged to guests are taxable as part of the rental (state, surtax and tourist tax). Only an optional, separately itemized fee the guest can decline is excluded (FL Admin. Code 12A-1.061). |
| Condos/apartments | Short-Term Vacation Rental License required per unit before advertising or renting a condo, apartment or co-op unit for 6 months or less; renewed yearly (Ord. 2018-522). |
| Documents | Notarized application, DBPR transient lodging license, FL DOR registration, Miami-Dade tourist tax registration, liability insurance, rental agreement, list of platforms, exit/parking sketch, proof of smoke/CO detectors and extinguisher, and condo association consent or by-laws. |
| Single-family homes | Homes in R-1 and R-TH districts need a city registration for each rental period (1 day to 6 months); no more than four registrations per 12 months (Code Ch. 217). |
Sources
- Sunny Isles Beach: Short-Term Rentals
- Sunny Isles Beach Code Ch. 217 (Municode)
- Miami-Dade: Tourist and restaurant taxes
- Airbnb: Florida taxes it collects (help article 2301)
- FL DOR DR-15TDT local transient rental tax rates
- FL DOR DR-15DSS 2026 surtax rates
- FL DOR GT-800034 rental of living accommodations
- FL Admin. Code 12A-1.061 (cleaning fees)
- FL DBPR lodging licensing
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Not legal or tax advice. Last verified Oct 23, 2026. Rules and rates change: confirm with the official sources linked before you rent or file.