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Short-Term Rental Permits in Orlando, 2026

Of the 537 short-term rental licenses Orlando has issued since mid-2018, 114 are active today (21%). Of the 121 issued in 2018, 4 are still active.

Compiled by Cavmir from the City of Orlando public permit register · Published October 23, 2026 · All city reports

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Key findings

What the numbers say

Licenses by year issued and status today2026 runs through October 15.
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Closed
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YearActiveInactiveClosedTotal
2018414103121
20192597104
2020443240
2021453544
2022692439
202311261754
20241214834
202530151358
2026410243
Licenses by month issued, 2018 to 2026
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Licenses
Jan49
Feb31
Mar38
Apr37
May26
Jun53
Jul57
Aug46
Sep65
Oct59
Nov35
Dec41
Licenses by how many licenses the same name holdsNames are grouped exactly as the register spells them; they are not published here.
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LicensesShare
Name holds 145083.8%
Name holds 2 to 48716.2%
For hosts and owners

What it means if you rent in Orlando

Most of the region's vacation homes sit outside city limits: Florida's state license file, which Cavmir also compiled, lists 2,765 vacation rental licenses in Kissimmee and 2,413 in Davenport. Inside Orlando the licensed hosts are few, and most of the early ones have closed. Those still renting have a short list of legal neighbors, and a site of their own makes it easier for a returning guest to find them again.

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A permit lets you rent. Guests still have to find you, and every booking that comes through Airbnb or Vrbo pays the platform's fee. Cavmir builds websites for short-term rentals, including in Orlando: a site in your own brand that ranks for the searches guests make, with live direct booking from your PMS or a button that sends guests to your listing.

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Method

How this report was made

Source
Compiled by Cavmir from the public permit register:
Date range
Licenses issued June 30, 2018 to October 15, 2026 (537), with the status the register showed on October 23, 2026.
What we counted
Each license counts once, by its issue date and its current status (active, inactive or closed).
Limits
City of Orlando only. Florida's state vacation rental licenses, which cover most homes in the Orlando area, are a separate register.
Privacy
This report publishes totals only. No owner name, street address or map location from the register appears on this page or in the download.
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Download the totals (CSV). Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page: “Cavmir, Short-Term Rental Permits in Orlando, 2026, cavmir.com/research/orlando/”.
Questions

Common questions

How many short-term rental licenses are active in Orlando?

114 on the city's register on October 23, 2026, out of 537 issued since June 2018.

How long do Orlando short-term rental licenses stay active?

Often not long. Of the 121 licenses issued in 2018, 4 are still active. Of those issued in 2025, 30 of 58 are.

Does this include Kissimmee and Disney-area vacation homes?

No. This is the City of Orlando's own register. Vacation homes in Kissimmee, Davenport and the unincorporated parts of Orange and Osceola counties are outside city limits and are not in these numbers. Florida's state vacation rental licenses are a separate register.

Where does this data come from?

From the City of Orlando open data portal's short-term rental license dataset. Cavmir compiled it from the city's public permit register and publishes only totals.

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