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Osceola County, FL vacation rental rules and taxes

Osceola County’s 6% tourist tax is filed with the Tax Collector, and the county isn’t contracted with Airbnb, VRBO, or any platform, so you file it yourself. State sales tax is 7.5% (6% plus the 1.5% surtax). Short-term rentals are allowed only in designated vacation-home zoning inside the county’s and Kissimmee’s short-term rental overlays.

Checked against official sources November 5, 2026
Tourist development tax
6%
Since July 1, 2004, on stays of six months or less.Source
Platforms
Don’t file it for you
Not contracted with Airbnb, VRBO, Evolve, or others.Source
Where allowed
Short-term rental overlay zoning
Unincorporated county and Kissimmee.Source
DBPR renewal
April 1
District 4.Source

What to do

  1. Register for the tourist tax

    Register each unit with the Osceola County Tax Collector and file the 6% every period, including platform bookings.Source

    Osceola tourist tax →

  2. Then your area

    Pick your area for its zoning rules.

Towns

Full guide

Kissimmee

Kissimmee prohibits renting a dwelling for less than 30 days in residential districts unless it’s in an approved short-term rental PUD or conditional use inside the city’s Short-Term Rental Overlay. The rule dates to 1994, before the 2011 state law, so it still applies. Approved units pay a $50 city business tax per unit.

Full guide

St. Cloud

St. Cloud lists short-term rental (under 30 consecutive days) as a conditional use only in its CBD-1 and CBD-2 downtown districts. It isn’t listed in residential districts, and accessory dwelling units can’t be short-term rentals.

Full guide

Unincorporated Osceola

In unincorporated Osceola (Celebration, ChampionsGate, Reunion, Four Corners, and more), short-term rentals are allowed only in Planned Developments inside the county’s Short-Term Rental Overlay, such as STRPD and Commercial Tourist zoning. Where allowed, you need the DBPR license, a county short-term rental business tax receipt, and the 6% tourist tax.

Sources

A plain-language summary to help you prepare, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with the office before you apply. Spot something out of date? Email hello@licensedrental.com.