--- title: "Celebration Property Management — Airbnb & Short-Term, FL" description: "Property management in Celebration, FL: why Airbnb-style stays clash with the Celebration charter, and how we manage annual leases there instead." url: https://floridahosts.com/celebration/ --- ![Downtown Orlando's skyline reflected in Lake Eola at sunrise](/images/orlando-central-florida-property-management.webp) Celebration · Central Florida & Orlando # Property Management in Celebration, FL — Airbnb & Short-Term Rentals Celebration's community charter sets a one-year minimum initial lease for most homes, so it is a long-term rental town rather than a nightly one. We manage annual leases here and say so plainly. 10,000+ guest reviews since 2016 · [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) · [All areas we serve](/areas-we-serve/) Free rental projection — about a minute Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call [(321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348). What we deliver ## Full-service management in Celebration Florida Hosts is a full-service Celebration property management company — Airbnb and short-term rental management, plus mid-term and long-term rentals: the listing and photography, nightly pricing, 24/7 guest communication, and cleaning and maintenance by our own staff. Our fee is 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing before you sign. We manage homes across Celebration and Osceola County. [See all services →](/services/) ### Why Florida Hosts in Celebration - Charter rules require an initial lease of at least one year for most homes - Advertising short-term rentals where the charter forbids them is itself a violation - Owners must send each new lease to the association within 10 days - AdventHealth Celebration hospital on Celebration Place - Annual lease management with licensed broker partners Explore Celebration ## Where we manage in and around Celebration Every area, landmark and institution around Celebration has its own demand profile and guest mix. These are the ones we manage into. [ ### ChampionsGate ChampionsGate is a golf-resort community built around the Omni resort and its two Greg Norman courses. Explore ](/championsgate/)[ ### Kissimmee Kissimmee is the address on most Disney-area vacation homes, but two rulebooks apply: the city's overlay inside city limits and Osceola County's overlay outside them. Explore ](/kissimmee/)[ ### St. Cloud St. Cloud is a lakeside city in eastern Osceola County where the code keeps stays under 30 days to two downtown districts. Explore ](/st-cloud/)[ ### Clermont Airbnb and vacation rental management for Clermont homes in Lake County, run to the city's annual permit, inspection, occupancy and advertising rules and the county's 4% tourist tax. Explore ](/clermont/)[ ### Davenport Davenport's vacation homes split between the small city itself and unincorporated Polk County. Explore ](/davenport/)[ ### Haines City Haines City mapped out where vacation rentals belong with a short-term rental overlay zone in 2018. Explore ](/haines-city/)[ ### Lake Buena Vista Vacation rental management for homes and condos with a Lake Buena Vista address, near Disney Springs. Explore ](/lake-buena-vista/)[ ### Lakeland Lakeland books on its own calendar: Tigers spring training, the SUN 'n FUN expo, Florida Southern College events and a large regional hospital. Explore ](/lakeland/) Local vs. national ## The Celebration advantage: local knowledge at every level National platforms run algorithms, not relationships — pricing from national datasets, turnovers by whoever is free, and support with no feel for your market. We price Celebration around its own seasons and events, and our own cleaners and maintenance staff look after the homes. 24/7 Guest communication 350+ Florida homes managed 10,000+ Guest reviews since 2016 [Get my free Celebration projection](/rental-projection/) [or call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) ## Short-term rental and Airbnb management in Celebration Celebration is a planned town in Osceola County with its own downtown, village neighborhoods and a hospital campus. Osceola County first approved it as a Development of Regional Impact on March 1, 1994, and the county’s [Celebration DRI page](https://www.osceola.org/Doing-Business/Community-and-Economic-Development/DCIs-and-DRIs/Celebration-DRI) notes the DRI was rescinded on January 12, 2015, with a Planned Development amendment approved at the same time. For an owner, the defining fact is the community charter. Homes in Celebration’s residential properties are governed by the Celebration Residential Owners Association, and its rules are built for residents and long-term tenants. That makes property management in Celebration mostly about annual leases, not nightly bookings. ## Where guests come from - Hospital staff and patients’ families. [AdventHealth Celebration](https://Adventhealth.com/sites/default/files/assets/AdventHealth_Celebration_Campus_Map.pdf) is at 400 Celebration Place. Clinicians on assignment and relocating staff look for leases close to work. - Students and faculty. Osceola County’s comprehensive plan names [Stetson University’s Celebration campus](https://library.municode.com/fl/osceola_county/codes/comprehensive_plan?nodeId=OSCEOLA_CO_COMPREHENSIVE_PLAN_CH16ECDEEL_GOAL_16-1ECSTGR_OBJECTIVE_16-1.4WOEDWAEN_POLICY_16-1.4.1COVAEDIN) among the educational institutions the county coordinates with. - Families relocating to Central Florida. A one-year lease, the charter’s minimum, lets a household try the town before deciding whether to buy. ## Celebration short-term rental rules Florida requires a vacation rental license from the DBPR Division of Hotels and Restaurants for transient stays under [§509.241](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.241.html). In Celebration, the private covenants are the tighter limit. The [Celebration Community Charter’s Exhibit C Rules](https://celebration.fl.us/wp-content/uploads/Celebration-Charter-Exhibit-C-Rules-approved-CROA-Board-28-Aug-2024-Final.pdf) were last updated by the association’s board on August 28, 2024. Rule 7 says every lease must have an initial term of at least one year, except with the board’s prior written consent or where a supplement or other covenant allows something different. No unit may be run as a boarding house, bed and breakfast or similar accommodation for transient tenants, and single rooms cannot be leased on their own. Rule 7 also caps leasing at two separate tenants in any 12-month period and requires the owner to send the board the lease within 10 days of signing, with a $1,000 fine for failing to do so. Rule 12 makes advertising a prohibited use a violation, and it names short-term rental ads as an example. Some condominiums and service areas have their own supplements, which are listed on the association’s [governing documents page](https://celebration.fl.us/celebration-governing-documents/). Outside the charter, Osceola County’s [Land Development Code 3.12.2](https://library.municode.com/fl/osceola_county/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=LAND_DEVELOPMENT_CODE_CH3PESIST_ART3.12OVDIDEST_3.12.2SHRMREOV) allows short-term rental only in a Planned Development inside the county’s Short-Term Rental Overlay. We read both before giving an owner an answer. ## Taxes on Celebration vacation rentals If a stay of six months or less is permitted, it owes Florida’s 6% sales tax under [§212.03](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299%2F0212%2FSections%2F0212.03.html), Osceola’s 1.5% surtax per [DR-15DSS](https://www.floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/dr15dss.pdf), and Osceola County’s 6% tourist development tax per [DR-15TDT](https://www.floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/dr15tdt.pdf) (R. 10/26). [Osceola Code §13-61(e)](https://library.municode.com/fl/osceola_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIOSCOCOOR_CH13LITAMIBURE_ARTIIITODETA_S13-61LECO) exempts a tenant on a bona fide written lease of more than six months, so a standard Celebration annual lease falls outside the county tourist tax. ## How Florida Hosts manages Celebration rentals Florida Hosts keeps its own cleaning and maintenance staff across Florida, so Celebration homes are looked after by our people between tenants. Guests and tenants can reach us 24/7. In Celebration, we steer owners toward what the charter allows: annual leases handled with licensed broker partners, and furnished mid-term stays only where the board has given written consent. We do not offer Airbnb management or short-term rental management for a Celebration home unless its governing documents permit it, and we will show you the clause either way. Where they do, our short-term fee is 18–25% of booking revenue, quoted in writing. If you want numbers for a Celebration annual lease, a free rental projection comes back within one business day. Free projection · about a minute ## What could your Celebration property earn? Send us the address and we'll come back with real numbers for it, from a person on our team, within one business day. Free, no obligation. Prefer to talk? [Call (321) 321-2348](tel:+13213212348) The rules ## Celebration vacation rental rules Celebration is an unincorporated Osceola County community. Its Community Charter's Exhibit C Rules (Rule 7, updated by the CROA board on August 28, 2024) require an initial lease term of at least one year unless the board consents in writing or a supplement or covenant provides otherwise, set a three-month minimum for garage apartments, cap leasing at two separate tenants in any 12-month period, and bar transient accommodation. Rule 12 prohibits advertising short-term rentals where the charter does not authorize them. Outside the charter, Osceola County's code allows short-term rental only in a Planned Development inside its Short-Term Rental Overlay (LDC 3.12.2). Sources: [Celebration Community Charter, Exhibit C Rules (approved by CROA Board August 28, 2024)](https://celebration.fl.us/wp-content/uploads/Celebration-Charter-Exhibit-C-Rules-approved-CROA-Board-28-Aug-2024-Final.pdf) (checked October 2026); [Celebration Residential Owners Association, Governing Documents](https://celebration.fl.us/celebration-governing-documents/) (checked October 2026); [Osceola County Land Development Code 3.12.2, Short-Term Rental Overlay (Municode)](https://library.municode.com/fl/osceola_county/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=LAND_DEVELOPMENT_CODE_CH3PESIST_ART3.12OVDIDEST_3.12.2SHRMREOV) (checked October 2026) Rules change, so always confirm the current position for your address — we will tell you exactly what applies. - In Florida, a home rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for stays of less than 30 consecutive days — or advertised as regularly available for such stays — is a transient public lodging establishment. [Fla. Stat. §509.013(4)(a)1 (2026)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.013.html) - A condominium or cooperative unit, or a house of up to four units, that is a transient public lodging establishment (and not a timeshare) is a "vacation rental" under Florida law. [Fla. Stat. §509.242(1)(c) (2026)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.242.html) - Each public lodging establishment, vacation rentals included, must hold a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). [Fla. Stat. §§509.013(1), 509.241(1) (2026)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.241.html) - A Florida local law may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate how long or how often they are rented — unless that local law was adopted on or before June 1, 2011. [Fla. Stat. §509.032(7)(b) (2026)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599%2F0509%2FSections%2F0509.032.html) Central Florida & Orlando ## Nearby areas we manage [Osceola County overview →](/counties/osceola-county/) [All areas →](/areas-we-serve/) Common questions ## Celebration vacation rental management — FAQs Is Airbnb legal in Celebration? For most homes, no. Rule 7 of the Celebration Community Charter's Exhibit C Rules, last updated by the Celebration Residential Owners Association board on August 28, 2024, requires every lease to have an initial term of at least one year unless the board consents in writing or a supplement or other covenant allows otherwise. It also bars using any unit as a boarding house, bed and breakfast or similar accommodation for transient tenants. What taxes apply to short-term rentals in Celebration? Where a stay of six months or less is allowed, it owes Florida's 6% sales tax (§212.03), Osceola County's 1.5% discretionary sales surtax (DOR form DR-15DSS) and Osceola County's 6% tourist development tax (DOR form DR-15TDT, R. 10/26). Annual leases longer than six months under a bona fide written lease are outside the county tourist tax under Osceola Code §13-61(e). Can I list my Celebration home on Airbnb and see if anyone complains? No. Rule 12 of the Exhibit C Rules says advertising a use the charter prohibits, such as short-term rentals where they are not authorized, is itself a violation, whether on the internet or anywhere else. What paperwork does the association need when I lease my home? Under Rule 7, the owner must give the board notice of the lease, a copy of it and any other information the board requires within 10 days of signing. The rules set a $1,000 fine for failing to do so, and the owner must give the tenant copies of the charter, by-laws and rules. Can I rent out a garage apartment in Celebration? Rule 7 lets a garage apartment be leased separately, with an initial term of at least three months, and no garage apartment or home may be leased to more than two separate tenants in any 12-month period. Free projection · about a minute ## Ready to put your Celebration home to work? A free rental projection built from real comparable listings near you — within one business day. Free, no obligation. 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