Orange County, FL Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Formula
- 2 per bedroom plus 2
- Posting
- Inside unit required
- Children
- Under 3 excluded
- Fine
- $250-$500
- Enforcement
- Sheriff/Code
Summary
Orange County caps STR occupancy at 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, not exceeding FL Fire Marshal life-safety limits. Maximum occupancy must be posted inside unit and included in listings.
A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals. This paragraph does not apply to any local law, ordinance, or regulation adopted on or before June 1, 2011. (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to any local law, ordinance, or regulation exclusively relating to property valuation as a criterion for vacation rental if the local law, ordinance, or regulation is required to be approved by the state land planning agency pursuant to an area of critical state concern designation. History. - ss. 1, 2, 9, ch. 6952, 1915; RGS 212, 213, 2130; s. 2, ch. 9264, 1923; CGL 245, 246, 3359; ss. 3, 4, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 245, 246; s. 9, ch. 26945, 1951; s. 1, ch. 28129, 1953; ss. 1, 8, ch.
Full Breakdown
FL Building Code and Fire Marshal standards set life-safety occupancy; Orange County STR ordinance operationalizes this as 2 per bedroom plus 2. Children under 3 typically excluded from count. Occupancy must be conspicuously posted in rental. Over-occupancy is a common STR complaint near theme parks and subject to sheriff response.
Violations & Fines
Over-occupancy: $250 first, $500 second. Repeat violations count toward certificate revocation.
Sources & Official References
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