How much is rent in Fort Lauderdale?

The median asking rent in Fort Lauderdale is $2,750 a month across 1,447 active rentals in BeachesMLS. Houses and townhomes ask a median $3,850 and condos and apartments $2,300. Leases signed in the last 90 days closed at a median $3,100 for houses and townhomes and $2,095 for condos and apartments. These figures update daily on this page.

Do I pay a fee to rent a home in Fort Lauderdale through BreakThru Realty?

In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so working with a BreakThru rental agent costs a renter nothing. If a specific listing works differently, we tell you before you tour it.

What do I need to apply for a rental in Fort Lauderdale?

Most landlords ask for a government-issued photo ID, recent pay stubs or an offer letter showing income of roughly three times the monthly rent, recent bank statements, a credit report and rental references. Having these ready before you tour lets you apply the same day.

How long does rental approval take in Fort Lauderdale?

Landlord approval usually takes one to three business days. If the home is in a condo or HOA community, which is common in Fort Lauderdale, the association runs its own application and approval, and that can take two to four weeks in many buildings. We start the association paperwork the moment you are accepted.

Can I rent a pet-friendly home in Fort Lauderdale?

Yes. The pet-friendly page lists every current Fort Lauderdale rental whose listing says pets are allowed. Most still set limits, such as breed or size restrictions, a maximum number of pets and a pet fee or deposit, and condo associations often add rules of their own, so we confirm the policy for your pet before you apply.

Are there seasonal rentals in Fort Lauderdale?

Yes. Furnished homes and condos in Fort Lauderdale are let by the month or the season, with the strongest demand from January through April. Seasonal rents run higher than annual leases and the best winter rentals book months ahead, so start early; the seasonal and furnished pages show what is available now.

Fort Lauderdale Rentals: Homes & Apartments for Rent

Every house, condo and apartment for rent in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, straight from BeachesMLS and updated throughout the day, with live rent figures and local agents who know which buildings and streets are worth your application.

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Fort Lauderdale Rental Market at a Glance

Updated November 8, 2026 from BeachesMLS.

1,447homes for rent
$2,750/momedian asking rent
127new rentals this week
333leased in the last 30 days

	Houses & townhomes	Condos & apartments
Active rentals	592	855
Median asking rent	$3,850/mo	$2,300/mo
Median rent per sq ft	$2.84/sq ft	$2.78/sq ft
Average days on market	104 days	84 days
Leased in the last 90 days	399	644
Median leased rent (90 days)	$3,100/mo	$2,095/mo
Median leased rent vs. a year ago	+3.3%	+0.2%

Source: BeachesMLS. Asking rents are active rentals as of November 8, 2026; leased rents cover leases signed in the last 90 days, compared with the same 90 days one year earlier. Not an appraisal.

Newest Fort Lauderdale Rentals

The 24 newest are below; see every match with map and filters.

The 24 listings on this page run from $3,800 a month to $25,000 a month, with a median of $6,094 a month, and they have been listed a median of 3 days.

Fort Lauderdale Rent by Bedroom Count

Asking rents in Fort Lauderdale by size right now: studios and one-bedrooms $1,800, 2-bedrooms $2,600, 3-bedrooms $4,650, 4-bedrooms $12,000 a month, medians of the homes listed today.

Size	Listed now	Median asking rent	Days on market	Leased, last 90 days	Median achieved rent
Studio & 1 bedroom	456	$1,800/mo	80	374	$1,750/mo
2 bedrooms	519	$2,600/mo	80	382	$2,400/mo
3 bedrooms	298	$4,650/mo	93	203	$3,700/mo
4+ bedrooms	174	$12,000/mo	154	84	$5,000/mo

Source: BeachesMLS, monthly rents only; updated daily.

Fort Lauderdale Rents Over the Last Year

Month	Leases closed	Median rent	Houses & townhomes	Condos & apartments	Rent per sq ft	Days to lease
Nov 2025	312	$2,500/mo	$3,000/mo	$2,200/mo	$2.67	60 days
Dec 2025	371	$2,475/mo	$3,000/mo	$2,100/mo	$2.46	58 days
Jan 2026	350	$2,525/mo	$3,000/mo	$2,100/mo	$2.55	60 days
Feb 2026	323	$2,273/mo	$2,605/mo	$2,000/mo	$2.48	52 days
Mar 2026	341	$2,200/mo	$2,738/mo	$1,900/mo	$2.34	39 days
Apr 2026	364	$2,450/mo	$2,998/mo	$1,995/mo	$2.48	38 days
May 2026	350	$2,300/mo	$2,850/mo	$2,000/mo	$2.46	41 days
Jun 2026	334	$2,425/mo	$3,000/mo	$2,000/mo	$2.53	33 days
Jul 2026	406	$2,400/mo	$3,050/mo	$2,099/mo	$2.50	36 days
Aug 2026	354	$2,500/mo	$3,200/mo	$2,100/mo	$2.40	37 days
Sep 2026	344	$2,200/mo	$3,275/mo	$1,995/mo	$2.51	38 days
Oct 2026	384	$2,398/mo	$2,900/mo	$2,100/mo	$2.49	37 days

Source: BeachesMLS. Each row is the median of the leases that closed in that calendar month; seasonal and one-time quotes are excluded because they are stay totals rather than monthly rents. Not an appraisal.

Renting in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is one of the largest rental markets in South Florida. Downtown and Flagler Village are lined with apartment towers close to Brightline, Las Olas and the courthouse district, the beach and the Galt Ocean Mile supply oceanfront condos for annual and seasonal renters, and neighborhoods such as Victoria Park, Coral Ridge and Poinsettia Heights offer houses with yards a few minutes from downtown.

Houses, Condos and Apartments

Rentals in Fort Lauderdale range from studio apartments to furnished estate homes. The market table on this page splits the median rent between houses and townhomes on one side and condos and apartments on the other, because the two markets price very differently, and the pages below narrow the search by home type, monthly rent, furnishing, pets and lease length.

How Renting With BreakThru Works

Tell us your budget, move-in date and must-haves, and a licensed rental agent builds a shortlist, schedules tours and helps you apply with a complete file. In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so our help costs a renter nothing.

Own a Home in Fort Lauderdale?

Fort Lauderdale tenants range from downtown professionals to yacht crews and seasonal residents, and each pays for something different: walkability, dockage, furnishing or a short commute. We price your home against the renters most likely to lease it and market it where they are looking.

Renting in Fort Lauderdale: What to Know Before You Apply

Where renters live

Renters in Fort Lauderdale sort themselves by commute and by water. Downtown and Flagler Village hold the apartment towers, and they fill with professionals who want to walk to Las Olas, the courthouse district and Brightline. The Galt Ocean Mile and the beach supply oceanfront condos to annual tenants and winter residents. Families and anyone who wants a yard look at Victoria Park, Coral Ridge, Poinsettia Heights and Lake Ridge, where mid-century houses sit a few minutes from downtown and the beach. Croissant Park and Tarpon River suit people who work at the airport, Port Everglades or the courthouse, and yacht crews cluster near the marinas along the New River and the Intracoastal. Budget usually decides which side of Federal Highway you land on.

Annual or seasonal

Fort Lauderdale is mostly an annual market, but the beach, the Galt Ocean Mile and the furnished waterfront homes on the isles lease by the season as well. Winter residents arrive in January and stay through April, so furnished condos near the sand are spoken for by late fall, and owners who take seasonal tenants list the same unit annually only when a winter booking falls through. If you need a 12-month lease, look at downtown, Flagler Village and the neighborhoods west of the Intracoastal, where landlords lease year-round and are not weighing you against a seasonal rate. Yacht crews and winter boaters also compete for furnished homes with dockage, so start early if you want one of those.

What to have ready

Landlords in Fort Lauderdale expect a complete file on the first day: government ID, recent pay stubs or an offer letter, bank statements, a credit report they can pull and references from your last landlord. Income of about three times the rent is the usual bar, and the downtown apartment towers apply it strictly through their leasing offices. Many condos on the Galt Ocean Mile and the beach belong to owners who live elsewhere, so a property manager or the listing agent screens your application before the owner ever sees it, and an organized packet moves faster than a stronger one that arrives in pieces. Yacht crews and self-employed renters should bring contracts or a letter from the captain, because a pay stub is not always available.

Association approval

Fort Lauderdale condominiums, co-ops and gated neighborhoods usually run their own tenant approval on top of the landlord's. The oceanfront buildings on the Galt Ocean Mile, including the older co-ops, the towers along the New River downtown and the gated homes of Harbor Beach and Seven Isles all interview or screen tenants, charge an application fee and can take anywhere from one to four weeks. Some buildings also set a minimum lease term and limit how many times a unit can be leased in a year. Ask for the association's rules before you pay a holding deposit, and give your move-in date a cushion, because a Fort Lauderdale board meets on its own calendar, not yours.

Deposits and move-in costs

Expect to bring first month, last month and a security deposit to signing in Fort Lauderdale, plus a pet deposit or monthly pet rent if you have an animal. Condo and co-op buildings on the Galt Ocean Mile and the beach add their own move-in fees, elevator reservations and sometimes a separate association deposit. Seasonal tenants on the isles and at the beach are often asked to prepay the whole stay plus a cleaning fee. Under Florida law a Fort Lauderdale landlord has 30 days to tell you in writing how your deposit is held, and 15 days after you move out to return it if there is no claim. Read the cleaning and repainting clauses before you sign.

Where to Rent in Fort Lauderdale

Las Olas Isles rentals — The finger isles off Las Olas Boulevard
Harbor Beach rentals — Gated, private beach and deep-water docks
Rio Vista rentals — Historic streets and deep-water isles
Coral Ridge rentals — Waterfront and dry-lot homes by the Galt
Coral Ridge Country Club rentals — Golf-course estates in the north-east
Victoria Park rentals — Tree-lined streets north of Las Olas
Seven Isles rentals — Deep-water estates off Las Olas
Nurmi Isles rentals — Four islands of deep-water homes
Idlewyld rentals — Intracoastal estates at the beach end of Las Olas
Colee Hammock rentals — Historic homes between Las Olas and the river
Tarpon River rentals — Riverfront living south of downtown
Sailboat Bend rentals — Historic riverfront west of downtown

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Fort Lauderdale Rentals FAQ

How much is rent in Fort Lauderdale?: The median asking rent in Fort Lauderdale is $2,750 a month across 1,447 active rentals in BeachesMLS. Houses and townhomes ask a median $3,850 and condos and apartments $2,300. Leases signed in the last 90 days closed at a median $3,100 for houses and townhomes and $2,095 for condos and apartments. These figures update daily on this page.
Do I pay a fee to rent a home in Fort Lauderdale through BreakThru Realty?: In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so working with a BreakThru rental agent costs a renter nothing. If a specific listing works differently, we tell you before you tour it.
What do I need to apply for a rental in Fort Lauderdale?: Most landlords ask for a government-issued photo ID, recent pay stubs or an offer letter showing income of roughly three times the monthly rent, recent bank statements, a credit report and rental references. Having these ready before you tour lets you apply the same day.
How long does rental approval take in Fort Lauderdale?: Landlord approval usually takes one to three business days. If the home is in a condo or HOA community, which is common in Fort Lauderdale, the association runs its own application and approval, and that can take two to four weeks in many buildings. We start the association paperwork the moment you are accepted.
Can I rent a pet-friendly home in Fort Lauderdale?: Yes. The pet-friendly page lists every current Fort Lauderdale rental whose listing says pets are allowed. Most still set limits, such as breed or size restrictions, a maximum number of pets and a pet fee or deposit, and condo associations often add rules of their own, so we confirm the policy for your pet before you apply.
Are there seasonal rentals in Fort Lauderdale?: Yes. Furnished homes and condos in Fort Lauderdale are let by the month or the season, with the strongest demand from January through April. Seasonal rents run higher than annual leases and the best winter rentals book months ahead, so start early; the seasonal and furnished pages show what is available now.