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Coffee County, Alabama

Enterprise, AL vacation rental requirements

Enterprise requires a business license plus a $20 yearly permit for each short-term rental (stays under 90 days) in the city and its police jurisdiction, with a 24-hour local contact, an evacuation map and fire extinguishers, all parking on site, and no events. Lodgings tax is 14% in the city (6% city, 4% county, 4% state).

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City permit
$20 per unit a year
Plus the business license (Ordinance 12-06-22-C, §7-205).Source
Business license
0.05% of gross receipts, $100 minimum
Schedule K, NAICS 721199. Managers need their own license.Source
Safety
Evacuation map + extinguishers
Affidavit with each application and renewal; subject to inspection.Source
Lodgings tax
14% in the city
6% city (3% in the police jurisdiction), filed with the city, + 4% county + 4% state.Source

Accessory dwellings can’t be used as short-term rentals (zoning §7.01). The zoning code lists short-term rentals in some districts, such as PRD and MHP; ask Planning whether your zone allows one.

Part of Enterprise is in Dale County, where the county tax is also 4% (filed with Avenu).

The city says business licenses renew by February 15 without penalty (15% after that, 30% after March 15).

Violations carry fines up to $100 each, and repeat violations can be referred to the council for revocation.

Airbnb’s Alabama tax article lists the state tax and the local taxes the state administers. It doesn’t name the Avenu- or city-administered taxes here, so ask your platform what it collects and file the rest yourself.

Your licensing checklist

In order: the state, the county, then the town.

State of Alabama

  1. Register for the lodgings tax

    Create an account at My Alabama Taxes (MAT) and register for state lodgings tax, plus any local lodgings taxes the state administers for your county and city. Cities that collect their own tax need a separate account with the city.Source

    My Alabama Taxes →

  2. File by the 20th

    Returns are due by the 20th of the following month. Small filers can ask (before February 20) to file quarterly, twice a year, or yearly. Paying on time earns a small discount (5% of the first $100 of tax, 2% after).Source

  3. Know what the platform collects

    Under Act 2024-334, Airbnb, VRBO, and other booking platforms collect the state and local lodgings taxes on their bookings unless your contract says you remit. You still owe tax on direct bookings, and the law adds a yearly report of every unit rented more than 14 days.Source

  4. Keep filing once you register

    If every booking goes through a platform that collects all your state and local lodgings taxes, you may not need your own account. But if you take direct bookings, or the platform doesn’t collect one of your local taxes (often the ones filed with a city, a county, or Avenu), register and file it yourself. Once registered, file every period, even a $0 return, and report platform-collected sales as a deduction. Some county offices ask owners to keep their own account and file monthly even when the platform pays, so ask yours.Source

  5. Then your county and city

    Local business licenses, rental permits, and zoning rules are where Alabama towns differ most. Pick your area.

Coffee County, Alabama

  1. Register for the county lodgings tax

    Open a local tax account with Avenu Insights for the 4% county tax.Source

  2. Then your city

    Enterprise has its own license, permit, and safety rules. Pick your area.

City of Enterprise

  1. Get the business license and permit

    Apply with the Revenue Department as a Short-Term Residential Rental (NAICS 721199, Schedule K) and pay $20 a year for each unit. Give the owner, any manager, a local contact with a 24-hour phone, the address, and an affidavit that no lodging tax is owed. A separate manager needs a city short-term rental license too.Source

    Enterprise short-term rentals →

  2. Register for lodgings tax

    Total lodgings tax here is 14% (6% city, 4% county, 4% state). The city 6% (3% in the police jurisdiction) is filed with the city by mail, in person, or through ONE SPOT; the county 4% goes to Avenu Insights. Late city returns owe a 10% penalty. The state 4% goes through My Alabama Taxes; Airbnb collects it on its bookings. Ask your platform whether it also collects the local taxes, and file anything it doesn’t by the 20th of each month.Source

  3. Meet the safety rules

    Mount an evacuation map (at least 8 by 10 inches, with a “you are here” star and every exit and extinguisher) near the exits. Put a serviced fire extinguisher under the kitchen sink, in any garage, and on each floor. Smoke alarms go in every bedroom, outside bedrooms, and on every level, tested twice a year; CO alarms where codes require. Sign the safety affidavit with each renewal.Source

  4. Post the permit and contact placard

    Post the permit inside, plus an 8½ by 11 placard with the 24-hour contact’s full name and phone number in letters at least 1½ inches tall.Source

  5. Renew each year

    Show proof of property insurance, pay any lodging tax owed, sign the safety affidavit, and pay the license. Report ownership or manager changes within 15 days.Source

House rules for guests

Parking
All guest vehicles on site
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Events
Not allowed
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Trash
Out of public view except in proper containers
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A plain-language summary to help you prepare, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with the office before you apply. Spot something out of date? Email hello@licensedrental.com.