Short-Term Rental Laws in Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee + Osceola County operate as the most STR-friendly major Florida market — single-family homes in designated tourist/resort PUD zones (around the Disney corridor: Champions Gate, Reunion, Solterra, Storey Lake, ChampionsGate) are permitted as STR by right. Standard residential zoning (R-1, R-2) within Kissimmee city limits is more restrictive and generally requires a primary-residence-only model. Most public "Orlando-area" STR inventory is actually in Osceola County's resort PUDs.

Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.

Registration is required. Use the city registration portal to start the process.

Standard Florida 3-license stack: City of Kissimmee Business Tax Receipt + Osceola County Tourist Development Tax registration + Florida DBPR Vacation Rental Dwelling license. Annual renewals. Enforcement is relatively light compared to Miami or Orlando — Osceola County does cross-check Airbnb/Vrbo against the TDT registry for back-tax collection, but operational complaints are typically handled at the HOA level (many resort PUDs have their own STR rules layered on top).

Combined short-term lodging tax in Kissimmee is approximately 13.500% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).

Florida State sales 6% + Osceola County Tourist Development Tax 6% + Kissimmee city option 1.5% — combined ~13.5% on transient lodging

Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.