Kissimmee imposes no city-specific maximum occupancy on STRs, but Florida HB 1011 (2024) caps STRs statewide at two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons. The Florida Building Code minimum room size also limits how many occupants a dwelling can lawfully accommodate.
Under F.S. §509.032(7)(b), as amended by HB 1011 (2024), local governments may not restrict STR occupancy below 'two persons per bedroom in addition to two additional persons in one common area' — and may not require local occupancy registration that is more restrictive than the state DBPR vacation rental rules. So a 4-bedroom Kissimmee STR is statutorily limited to 10 occupants (4×2+2). Florida Building Code §1208 also requires a minimum 70 sq ft for the first occupant of a sleeping room and 50 sq ft for each additional. Kissimmee Code §9-292 (light and ventilation) adopts these requirements as the city's habitability floor. Septic-system capacity (county-permitted) can further limit occupancy in non-sewered properties.
Exceeding occupancy is enforced as a Florida Building Code violation under Sec. 9-296 of city code — typically $100/day code-board fine, plus possible DBPR license action against the STR.
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