What is short term rental?

A community 'zoned' for short term rental permits the owners of a property to rent to guests on a nightly, weekly or monthly basis without any minimum rental period requirements. The counties of Lake, Osceola and Polk allow all styles of homes to be zoned this way. However please be aware that certain communities may not allow short term rentals and you must always check with the individual Home Owners Association of the community where you are considering purchasing to ensure this is permitted. Orange County only permits short term rentals for condominiums and townhomes but again you should check with the relevant Home Owners Association if the reason behind your purchase is to rent the home to guests on a nightly and/or weekly basis. Irrespective of a countys' specific zoning rules an owner is of course permitted to live full or part time in a home subject to the individual Homeowners Association rules.