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Cherokee County, AL vacation rental rules and taxes

Weiss Lake gives Cherokee County a busy vacation-rental market. It’s a Mountain Lakes county, so lodgings tax starts at 5% state plus 5% county and $2 a night (all filed with the state); we found no county or city short-term rental permits.

Checked against official sources November 5, 2026
State lodgings tax
5%
Mountain Lakes county rate.Source
County lodging tax
5% + $2 a night
Filed with the state since December 1, 2024.Source
Market
Weiss Lake
About 120 listings in Centre and Cedar Bluff alone (June 2026).Source

What to do

  1. Register for the county lodging tax

    File the county’s 5% and $2 nightly fee with the 5% state tax through My Alabama Taxes.Source

  2. Then your area

    Most lake homes are outside city limits. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Cedar Bluff

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Cedar Bluff’s code. You owe 13% plus $2 a night (3% town + 5% state + 5% county) in lodgings tax and likely need a city business license.

Full guide

Centre

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Centre’s code. You owe 13% plus $2 a night (3% city + 5% state + 5% county) in lodgings tax and likely need a city business license.

Full guide

Leesburg

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Leesburg’s code. You owe 13% plus $2 a night (3% town + 5% state + 5% county) in lodgings tax and likely need a city business license.

Full guide

Unincorporated Cherokee

We found no county short-term rental permit for unincorporated Cherokee County. You owe 10% plus $2 a night (5% state + 5% county) in lodgings tax.

Sources

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