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Rent Out Your Property in Sunny Isles Beach and the surrounding area, with a licensed real-estate professional. No obligation.
Sunny Isles Beach is a strip of reinforced-concrete condominium towers along the Collins Avenue corridor, from 1960s-70s buildings to luxury towers built since the 2000s, with only a small number of single-family homes and townhomes, mostly on the Intracoastal side. Renting here usually means renting a unit inside an association, so the person you hire should be a licensed Florida broker or sales associate who knows how condo approval works. Florida generally requires a license for anyone who markets, shows, leases or manages a rental for an owner for compensation, and you can verify license status with the Florida DBPR.
Premier Real Estate Group Inc is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage (broker of record Maxim Bohadana, license BK3314523, verifiable on the DBPR website). A license is valid statewide. A licensed real-estate professional, either from Premier Real Estate Group Inc or an agent we refer you to, will contact you by phone or email to plan your rental. The consultation is free and carries no obligation.
Most Sunny Isles Beach rentals sit under condo associations with gated entries and shared garages or parking structures, so association rules often decide who can rent, for how long and when repairs can be done. Oceanfront salt air corrodes gate operators, lock cylinders, garage hardware and metal fasteners, and humidity strains HVAC ducts and dryer vents. Many units are seasonal or part-time residences, so problems can go unnoticed while an owner is away. A good rental plan covers fair housing compliance in advertising and screening, association restrictions and approval, Florida security deposit rules, insurance and flood-history questions, hurricane preparation responsibilities, and seasonal demand.
What to know in Sunny Isles Beach
Association approval and rental limits
Condominium and HOA documents may set minimum lease terms, limit the number of rentals or require board approval of the tenant. Read the documents before you advertise, because approval is never assured.
Short-term versus annual leases
Under Florida's rules, rentals of six months or less are generally treated as transient and may trigger state sales tax, local tourist development tax and DBPR vacation rental licensing. Verify with DBPR and the Department of Revenue before choosing a lease term.
Aging towers and milestone inspections
Florida requires milestone structural inspections for condo buildings three stories or taller once they reach 30 years (s. 553.899, F.S.), plus structural integrity reserve studies (s. 718.112(2)(g), F.S.). With 1960s-70s towers in the mix, ask the association for those reports and for any scheduled work that could affect your unit.
Insurance and wind exposure
Hurricane season runs June to November, and insurers commonly ask for four-point inspections on older properties and offer wind-mitigation credits for documented features. Confirm with your insurance agent that your policy permits renting.
Flood coverage
Standard homeowners policies generally exclude flood damage, and a property outside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area can still flood. Check the flood zone and your coverage, and know your flood disclosure duties (s. 689.302, F.S.).
Corroded hardware and humid systems
Salt air wears on locks, gates and fasteners, and humidity taxes HVAC and dryer vents. A move-in condition record helps you and the tenant agree on what was working at the start.
Homestead and mortgage terms
Before renting, confirm that your homestead exemption status and any mortgage terms allow it. Questions about the exemption go to the Miami-Dade County property appraiser.
How we help
- Rent analysis from comparablesWe review comparable rentals to help you set an asking rent. Results depend on the unit, the building and the season, and nothing is promised.
- Marketing and showingsYour listing is advertised in line with fair housing law, and showings are coordinated around association access rules such as gated entries and parking.
- Consistent tenant screeningWe apply the same written criteria to every applicant. We also coordinate the application paperwork and any tenant approval your association requires.
- Florida lease and deposit handlingWe prepare a written Florida lease and handle the security deposit with the required written notice to the tenant about how it is held.
- Move-in documentationWe document the unit's condition at move-in, including hardware, locks and HVAC, and give you the paperwork for your records.
Florida rules and paperwork in Sunny Isles Beach
Residential tenancies in Florida are governed by Chapter 83, Part II, which covers deposit holding, notices, access and termination, so follow the statutory timelines after a tenancy ends. An owner may lease their own property without a license, but marketing, showing or managing it for someone else for pay generally requires a Florida broker or sales associate license, and collecting rent for others brings trust-account requirements. Verify license status with the DBPR Division of Real Estate and the Florida Real Estate Commission. Expect a written lease, application and screening documents, and association approval paperwork where required. Pre-1978 housing needs a federal lead-based paint disclosure, which may apply to some older units. Rules differ by association, so also check the condo documents and speak with a Florida attorney. The homestead exemption is applied for with the county property appraiser, generally by March 1 of the year after moving in, so ask how renting affects it.
Premier Real Estate Group Inc is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage (broker license BK3314523). Verify at Florida DBPR.
Timing and next steps
Owners typically list annual rentals in spring and summer to match tenant demand, and prepare seasonal rentals in late summer and early fall ahead of the winter season. Hurricane season (June to November) overlaps both, so plan storm preparation, including who secures the unit while you are away. Timing and results are never certain. To start, call (888) 440-3766 or send a request with the form on this page, and a licensed professional will contact you by phone or email for a free consultation.
We can also help owners with rentals near Sunny Isles Beach, including Aventura, North Miami Beach, Golden Beach, Bal Harbour, Surfside and Miami Beach.
Rent Out Your Property in Sunny Isles Beach: common questions
- Can I rent out my Sunny Isles Beach condo without association approval?
- Not necessarily. Condo and HOA documents may restrict minimum lease terms, limit the number of rentals or require board approval of the tenant. Review your association documents first, and we can help coordinate the approval paperwork.
- Do milestone inspections and reserve studies affect renting here?
- They concern the building, not your lease directly. Many Sunny Isles Beach towers are older concrete buildings, and Florida requires milestone inspections at 30 years for buildings three stories or taller, plus structural integrity reserve studies. Ask the association for its reports so you know what work may be planned.
- Is a rental of a few months treated differently?
- Often yes. Rentals of six months or less are generally treated as transient and may trigger state sales tax, local tourist development tax and DBPR vacation rental licensing. Verify with DBPR and the Department of Revenue.
- Do closing taxes apply to a lease?
- Documentary stamp taxes on a deed apply to a sale, not a lease. In Miami-Dade County the deed rate is 60 cents per 100 dollars of the price, plus a surtax of 45 cents per 100 dollars when the property is not a single-family residence (s. 201.02, F.S.). If you sell later, who pays is set by the contract and is negotiable, and the free Florida Doc Stamp & Closing Tax Calculator at /tools/florida-closing-costs can help.
- Does my unit's flood history matter to a tenant?
- It can matter to your insurance and disclosures. Flood zones come from FEMA maps, and homes outside a Special Flood Hazard Area can still flood. Check your coverage and speak with your insurance agent.
Tell us about your rental property — Sunny Isles Beach
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Licensed brokerage
Premier Real Estate Group Inc
Broker of record Maxim Bohadana, Florida broker license BK3314523
(888) 440-3766