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Covington County, AL vacation rental rules and taxes

Covington County charges a 7% county lodgings tax on rented houses and rooms countywide, collected by Avenu Insights, on top of the 4% state tax. Many listings are lake homes on Lake Jackson, Gantt Lake, and Point A. We found no short-term rental permits in the county or in Andalusia’s and Opp’s codes.

Checked against official sources November 5, 2026
County lodgings tax
7%
Countywide, including houses (2015 local act). Filed with Avenu Insights.Source
State lodgings tax
4%
Local permits
None found
Andalusia’s and Opp’s codes have no short-term rental sections; Florala’s code isn’t online.

What to do

  1. Register for the county lodgings tax

    Open a local tax account with Avenu Insights for the 7% county tax.Source

  2. Then your city

    Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Andalusia

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Andalusia’s code. You owe 16% (5% city + 7% county + 4% state) in lodgings tax and likely need a business license; some of the local tax may not be collected by Airbnb.

Full guide

Florala

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Florala’s code. You owe 16% (5% city + 7% county + 4% state) in lodgings tax and likely need a business license; some of the local tax may not be collected by Airbnb.

Full guide

Opp

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Opp’s code. You owe 12% (1% city + 7% county + 4% state) in lodgings tax and likely need a business license; some of the local tax may not be collected by Airbnb.

Full guide

Unincorporated Covington

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Unincorporated Covington’s code. You owe 11% (7% county + 4% state) in lodgings tax and likely need a business license; some of the local tax may not be collected by Airbnb.

Sources

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