This guide walks Tamarac owners through self-management. It covers city rules and guest work.
You register with the city and handle taxes. A local person visits, cleans and repairs. BnBGenius answers guest messages on Airbnb and Vrbo 24/7.
Registration comes first.
“Under Chapter 12 – Vacation Rentals of the Tamarac Code of Ordinances, every vacation rental is required to obtain a City of Tamarac Vacation Rental Registration before the property is offered or operated as a vacation rental.”
Source: City of Tamarac
What this means for you: Register with the city first. Then list or host the home.
What BnBGenius Does for a Host in Tamarac
Guest Messages
BnBGenius answers guest messages on Airbnb and Vrbo 24/7. See the Vrbo automated messages page too.
Reviews
BnBGenius requests a review from the guest and publishes the host’s review.
Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder:
“We went from reviewing 40% of stays to 100% overnight. The AI even thanked guests for things we fixed mid-stay. Our review-to-review rate jumped immediately.”
Source: Testimonial, Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder (reviews)
Cleaning and Repair Tasks
BnBGenius creates cleaning and repair tasks after checkout.
Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder:
“We used to find out about issues in post-stay reviews. Now BnBGenius flags them mid-stay, creates the task, and our cleaners respond in under 15 minutes.”
Source: Testimonial, Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder (tasks)
Guest Calls
BnBGenius answers guest calls with a voice AI agent (Voice Concierge, an add-on).
Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder:
“The concierge answered 84% of our after-hours calls last month without waking anyone up. Guests thought it was our in-house team the whole time.”
Source: Testimonial, Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder (voice)
Gap Nights, Early Check-In and Late Checkout
BnBGenius sells gap nights, early check-in and late checkout.
Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder:
“BnBGenius filled nine gap nights in the first month. $2.3k we would have lost. Guests got a friendly Airbnb message and we didn’t lift a finger.”
Source: Testimonial, Kent Morgan, BnBGenius co-founder (upsells)
Run It From Telegram
BnBGenius is run from Telegram. It is not a PMS, channel manager, calendar sync, direct-booking, pricing or accounting tool.
Your Local Person
| Duty | What the code says |
|---|---|
| Availability | “Be available with authority to address and coordinate solutions to problems with the vacation rental twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week;” (Source: Tamarac Code Sec. 12-231) |
| Emergency response | “Be able to, and shall, respond to, emergency calls by telephone within one (1) hour of notification and in person within three (3) hours of notification;” (Source: Tamarac Code Sec. 12-231) |
What this means for you: Your person must be reachable 24/7 and able to fix problems. Emergencies follow the quoted response times after notice. Cleaning help is separate.
What the City Requires
| Item | What the city says |
|---|---|
| License order | “Applicants must first obtain all required State and County licenses, in the following order: A) Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| DBPR license | “Required for all transient public lodging establishments. If the property is homesteaded, owner-occupied, and only a single room is rented, the owner may be exempt. A notarized attestation letter is required for exemption.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Parking document | “A sketch or photograph of off-street parking spaces, with the following statement prominently included: “No on-street parking permitted”” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Guest lease | “A blank or sample lease agreement provided to guests. Ensure all required components listed in Chapter 12, Tamarac Code are included.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Insurance | “Certificate of Liability Insurance.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
What this means for you: Get the licenses above before city sign-up. Check every term before claiming the room exemption.
| Step | What the city says |
|---|---|
| BTR billing | “After the Vacation Rental Registration application is approved, the City of Tamarac Business Tax Receipt (BTR) will be generated and billed separately.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Inspection scheduling | “When both the Vacation Rental Registration fee and the Tamarac BTR fee have been paid, the property will be scheduled for inspection.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Initial fee | “Initial Registration (per folio) – includes 1st inspection $200.00” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Renewal fee | “Annual Renewal (per folio) $150.00” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Inspection fee | “Safety Inspection / Reinspection / No-Show Fee $100.00” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Pending limit | “No application will remain in pending status (payment pending, inspection pending, application rejected, inspection failed) for more than 30 days once notification has been issued to the owner/responsible party.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Closed accounts | “Accounts not renewed will be closed six (6) months after permit expiration.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
| Permit expiry | “All permits issued under the provisions of this article shall be valid for no more than one (1) year, and all permits shall expire on September thirty (30) of each year, regardless of when issued.” (Source: City of Tamarac) |
What this means for you: Follow the quoted payment order, fees, and deadlines. Permits expire September 30, so renew early. Unrenewed accounts close 6 months after expiry — closure is not permission to rent.
| Operating rule | What the code says |
|---|---|
| Occupancy by space | “(2) Maximum occupancy. The following specific site considerations in subsections a [and] b shall limit any vacation rental occupancy to whichever is less, as applicable, below: a. One (1) person per one hundred fifty (150) gross square feet of permitted, air-conditioned living space.” (Source: Tamarac Code Sec. 12-234) |
| Occupancy by bedroom | “In the single family residential zoning districts, the maximum occupancy shall be limited to no more than two (2) persons per bedroom per vacation rental. In all other zoning districts and developments predominantly developed with greater than two-family dwelling units, the maximum occupancy shall also be limited to no more than two (2) persons per bedroom per vacation rental unit.” (Source: Tamarac Code Sec. 12-234) |
| Permit posting | “The permit shall be posted on the back of or next to the main entrance door and shall include at a minimum the name, address and phone number of the responsible party and the maximum occupancy of the vacation rental.” (Source: Tamarac Code Sec. 12-234) |
| Noise notice | “Minimum vacation occupant information. The occupant shall be provided with a copy of the information required in this section, and the following shall be posted conspicuously within the vacation rental: a. A statement advising the vacation occupant that any noise shall not be plainly audible at twenty-five (25) feet or more or from the property of another in violation of section 9-86 of the City’s Code of Ordinances.” (Source: Tamarac Code Sec. 12-234) |
What this means for you: Use the smaller occupancy cap. Post the permit on the back of or next to the door.
Taxes
Florida taxes short stays at the state level.
“Florida’s 6% state sales tax, plus any applicable discretionary sales surtax, applies to rental charges or room rates paid for the right to use or occupy living quarters or sleeping or housekeeping accommodations for rental periods of six months or less, often called “transient accommodations” or “transient rentals.””
Source: Florida Department of Revenue
What this means for you: This covers rental charges for stays of six months or less. See Florida rental laws.
| Tax | Official rate |
|---|---|
| Broward surtax | “Broward 1% Jan 1, 2019 Dec 31, 2048” (Source: Florida Department of Revenue) |
| Broward tourist tax | “Broward 6% County” (Source: Florida Department of Revenue) |
What this means for you: These rates come from 2 official forms. Check each quoted rate and scope.
Broward names the collector.
“RTT is responsible for collecting tourist development taxes and recording documents into the County’s official Land Records and do tax deed auctions.”
Source: Broward County
What this means for you: This county office collects the tax.
| Platform | Taxes listed | Your responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Airbnb | “Florida Transient Rental Tax: 6% of the listing price including any cleaning fee for reservations 182 nights and shorter.” (Source: Airbnb) “Florida Discretionary Sales Surtax: 0.5%-1.5% of the listing price including any cleaning fee for reservations 182 nights and shorter.” (Source: Airbnb) “Broward County Tourist Development Tax: 6% of the listing price including any cleaning fee for reservations 182 nights and shorter in Broward County.” (Source: Airbnb) | “Hosts may need to manually collect and remit other applicable taxes on their stay or experience price.” (Source: Airbnb) |
| Vrbo | “State Transient Rentals Tax, Discretionary County Surtax Note: Discretionary County Surtax is state tax surcharges required by various counties that Vrbo will also be collecting and remitting. These rates vary between 0.5-2%. The state of Florida under 184 nights December 1, 2018” (Source: Vrbo) “Broward County County Tourist Development Tax Broward County under 184 nights December 1, 2017” (Source: Vrbo) | “You’re also responsible for collecting and remitting lodging taxes when we’re not liable to do so.” (Source: Vrbo) |
What this means for you: Each row lists its own taxes. Airbnb hosts may need to handle other taxes. Vrbo owners pay when Vrbo is not liable. Check each booking’s breakdown. BnBGenius does not do accounting or remit taxes; see tax help.
Airbnb and Vrbo
| Platform | Check-in timing |
|---|---|
| Airbnb | “Guests will see your check-in method (such as smart lock, keypad, or lock box) but they won’t see the detailed check-in instructions until 48 hours before check-in.” (Source: Airbnb) |
| Vrbo | “The welcome guide information is emailed to your guests in the language you wrote it in, three days before check-in.” (Source: Vrbo) |
What this means for you: Vrbo emails 3 days before check-in.
How to Start
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Rules and rates last checked on 3 October 2026.
