Lee County imposes no vacation-rental insurance requirement, and Florida does not set a statutory minimum liability policy for vacation rentals. Coverage is left to the host and any platform host-protection program. Carrying commercial short-term-rental liability coverage is strongly recommended but not legally required in the unincorporated county.
Neither Lee County nor Florida law mandates a specific liability-insurance amount for vacation rentals. FS 509.032(7)(b) would preempt a Lee County ordinance requiring vacation-rental-specific insurance adopted after June 1, 2011, and the county has adopted none. The state licensing and sanitation framework in FS Chapter 509 does not set a minimum liability policy for vacation rentals either. As a result, insurance is a private matter: hosts should confirm their homeowner or landlord policy covers transient commercial use, and many carry dedicated short-term-rental or commercial liability coverage. Platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo offer host-liability or host-protection programs, but these do not substitute for the host's own policy. Confirm coverage with a licensed insurance agent before listing.
There is no insurance-related county penalty because no coverage is required; the risk to an uninsured host is personal financial liability for guest injuries or property damage, not a code citation.
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