Property Management in Clermont, FL — Airbnb & Short-Term Rentals

Short-term rental and Airbnb management in Clermont

Clermont is a Lake County city on the shore of Lake Minneola, west of Orlando. Its vacation rentals are houses and condos in residential neighborhoods, and the city regulates them closely: every home used as a vacation rental in residential zoning needs a city permit, a life safety inspection and a local representative.

That shapes property management in Clermont. The permit has to be in place before the first listing goes up, the listing has to carry the permit and license numbers, and someone has to be able to reach the house within an hour. Our short-term rental management is set up around those duties.

Where guests come from

Lake Minneola draws much of the city’s event calendar. The city’s Waterfront Park runs along the lake between East Avenue and Eighth Street and hosts festivals such as Pig on the Pond, triathlons, the Champions’ Dragon Boat Festival and the Leader of the Lake Regatta. The city’s Victory Pointe is a 10-acre park with trails and an events space.

The paved Clermont/Minneola Trail runs 5.2 miles along Lake Minneola and, according to the city, connects to the West Orange Trail. Lake Louisa State Park on U.S. Highway 27 has cabins on Dixie Lake, three lakes for paddling and miles of trails for cycling.

The Clermont Performing Arts Center, also on U.S. 27, and the Clermont Historic Village on West Avenue round out the local calendar. Air travelers land at Orlando International Airport (MCO) and drive west.

Clermont short-term rental rules

Clermont’s rules are in Code Chapter 125, Article V, Division 3, adopted by Ordinance 2019-28. They apply to condos and houses of up to four units, in residential zoning, rented more than three times a year for under 30 days. The owner must hold a city vacation rental permit before advertising. The application includes the DBPR license, the state sales tax registration, the Lake County tourist tax account, a scaled floor sketch and a site sketch showing parking, and the home is inspected.

Permits expire every September 30. Renewals open July 1, and a $100 late fee applies after September 30. A sale voids the permit, so a new owner applies again. The representative must answer the phone 24 hours a day, reach the home within 60 minutes when called, inspect it after each stay and keep a three-year guest log.

The standards in §125-589 limit overnight occupancy to two people per sleeping room, with up to four children under 13 not counted, and cap gatherings at 20. Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms must be hard-wired and interconnected, each floor needs a fire extinguisher, and a landline phone that can call 911 must be in the main living area. All vehicles park on the property. Listings must show the DBPR license number, the city permit number and the maximum occupancy. Violations carry fines of $250, then $500, and a third violation in 12 months suspends the permit for a year.

Taxes on Clermont vacation rentals

Stays of six months or less carry Florida’s 6% sales tax under §212.03 and Lake County’s 1% discretionary sales surtax on the DR-15DSS for 2026.

Lake County adds a 4% tourist development tax, shown on the state’s DR-15TDT chart as collected by the county. Clermont’s permit application asks for proof of that county account.

How Florida Hosts manages Clermont rentals

In Clermont we prepare the permit file, sit in on the inspection, post the required notices inside the home and keep the permit renewed before each September 30.

Our Airbnb management includes pricing, listings with the required numbers, and 24/7 guest communication, with our own cleaning and maintenance staff handling turnovers. Clermont owners pay 18–25% of booking revenue for short-term rental management, confirmed in a written quote. Mid-term and long-term rentals are managed with licensed brokers for the leasing, and we send a free rental projection within one business day.