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Dale County, AL vacation rental rules and taxes

Dale County, home of Fort Novosel, adds a 4% lodgings tax countywide (collected by Avenu Insights) on top of the 4% state tax. We found no short-term rental rules in Ozark’s or Daleville’s codes; the Dale County part of Enterprise follows Enterprise’s rules.

Checked against official sources November 5, 2026
County lodgings tax
4%
Same rate inside Ozark and Daleville and elsewhere. Filed with Avenu Insights.Source
State lodgings tax
4%

Midland City, Newton, Level Plains, and other small towns have few listings and no lodgings tax of their own in the state’s report. Ask the town hall about a business license.

What to do

  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

    Pick your area. If you’re in the Dale County part of Enterprise, use the Enterprise page.

Towns

Full guide

Daleville

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Daleville’s code. You owe 12% (4% city + 4% 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

Ozark

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Ozark’s code. You owe 13% (5% city + 4% 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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