Every legal short-term rental in Kissimmee must hold a city Business Tax Receipt (Ch. 40), a state DBPR Vacation Rental license, and register with Osceola County for the 6% Tourist Development Tax. Florida HB 1011 (2024) limits how strictly cities can regulate STRs but preserves registration and tax authority.
Kissimmee can require a local STR registration and BTR under Florida §509.032(7)(b), as amended by HB 1011 (2024), even though it cannot ban STRs outright in zones where overnight residential use is otherwise allowed. The city's LDC §14-6-44 functions as a zoning-based limitation — STRs are not 'banned' but are confined to STRO districts and conditional-use approvals. Operating without the required BTR is a $250 fine per Sec. 1-22(b)(11). Sales tax registration with Florida DOR (6.5% combined FL state + Osceola surtax) and the 6% Osceola Tourist Development Tax (collected directly by the county clerk) are independent requirements; failure to remit can incur penalties up to 50% of tax due plus 12% annual interest under F.S. §125.0104.
BTR violations: $250 per Sec. 1-22(b)(11). State DBPR can issue cease-and-desist and impose up to $1,000/day for operating without a vacation rental license under F.S. §509.261. County TDT non-remittance: lien on property plus state fraud penalties under F.S. §125.0104(8).
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