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Catoosa County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Catoosa County’s rentals serve Chattanooga visitors, mostly in Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe. Ringgold requires a city permit with a background check; we found no county rental permit and no county hotel-motel tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 50 listings
Ringgold 47 Airbnb listings (AirROI), plus Fort Oglethorpe.Source
Sales tax
7%
County rental permit
None found
Hotel-motel tax
8% Ringgold, 6% Fort Oglethorpe
No county rate on DCA’s list.Source

What to do

  1. Then your city or area

    Permits, zoning, and the hotel-motel tax depend on whether you’re inside a city. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Fort Oglethorpe

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Fort Oglethorpe’s code. Stays owe 7% sales tax + 6% hotel-motel tax + $5/night; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Full guide

Ringgold

Ringgold requires a yearly short-term rental permit ($40 application) and a city business license, and both the owner and the rental agent must pass a criminal background check. Rentals are allowed in the same zones as bed and breakfast homes.

Full guide

Unincorporated Catoosa County

We found no short-term rental use, permit, or county hotel-motel tax in Catoosa County’s code; its development code only defines owner-occupied bed and breakfast inns. Stays owe 7% sales tax and the $5 state fee.

Sources

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