What we checked
- Orlando, FL's short-term-rental registration requirement
- Orlando, FL's lodging-tax requirement
What we found
- →A licence is required
- →Lodging tax applies
Read this before you list — these are rules you must confirm, not a verdict.
This page is informational, not legal advice, and not a guarantee. Only the
base zoning above is checked live, and even that is just the zone designation — not a ruling
that short-term rental is allowed at this address. Short-term-rental legality is mostly
decided by layers we do not verify here: city registration,
primary-residence requirements, night caps,
RSO / rent-stabilized & ADU restrictions, and your HOA or condo rules
(an HOA can ban STR even where the city allows it). Confirm every rule with the issuing
authority before you advertise or accept a booking.
Orlando, FL · free check
Short-term rental rules (preview)
What you get free: the city's core registration + lodging tax to confirm.
Full packet, fine exposure, and stage checklist are in the $49 report below.
Registration / license
Home Sharing Registration (city short-term rental registration; confirm primary-residence, host-presence, and portion-of-home limits on the apply page)
CostFee varies — confirm first-year and renewal amounts on the apply page; a valid Florida DBPR vacation rental license is required first
Issued byCity of Orlando City Planning Division (Economic Development Department)
Lodging / occupancy tax
Tourist Development Tax registration (lodging tax on stays of six months or less)
RateConfirm current rate with the Orange County Comptroller; platforms may collect on your behalf but owners still register
Paid toOrange County Comptroller — Tourist Development Tax
🔒 In the $49 report (not free)