Primary-Residence-Only Rule
Orlando only allows short-term rentals as 'owner-occupied home sharing': an accessory use that has to sit on the same property as the host's actual residence. City Code § 58.989 makes the short-term use 'incidental and subordinate' to the principal residential use, which rules out renting out a house or unit you don't live in as a standalone investment property.
Orlando STR: Owner-Occupied Home Only
Significant RestrictionsOrlando, FL City Code § 58.989
Owner-occupied home sharing is an allowable accessory use to the following lawfully existing residential uses:(a)Attached dwelling;(b)Mobile home dwelling;(c)Multifamily dwelling;(d)Multiplex dwelling;(e)One family dwelling;(f)Residential-office mixed development; and(g)Two family dwelling. The owner-occupied home sharing use must be incidental and subordinate in purpose, area and extent to the...