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Catoosa County, Georgia

Unincorporated Catoosa County, GA vacation rental requirements

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.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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County rental permit
None found
Taxes
7% sales tax + $5/night
No county hotel-motel tax on DCA’s list.Source

Your licensing checklist

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

State of Georgia

  1. Know what the platform collects

    Airbnb collects state and local sales tax, the $5-a-night state hotel-motel fee, and the local hotel-motel tax on its Georgia bookings. Ask any other platform what it collects, and keep records either way.Source

  2. Register for direct bookings

    If guests book and pay you directly, register for sales tax with the Georgia Tax Center and file the local hotel-motel tax with your city or county. If your city or county requires a business license or occupation tax for the rental, the DOR treats you as an innkeeper and you also owe the $5 state fee on direct bookings.Source

    Georgia Tax Center →

  3. Check your city or county

    Most of the rules are local: short-term rental permits, business licenses (occupation tax), zoning limits, and caps. Some cities ban rentals in residential zones. Pick your area.

Catoosa County, Georgia

  1. Then your city or area

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

Catoosa County (unincorporated areas)

  1. Taxes on each stay

    Stays here owe 7% sales tax, the local hotel-motel tax, and the $5-a-night state fee. Airbnb collects all three on its bookings. For direct bookings, file sales tax (and the $5 fee, if you need a local license) with the Georgia Tax Center. The DCA’s 2025 report lists no Catoosa County hotel-motel tax; ask the county to confirm.Source

  2. Ask whether zoning allows it

    The county code allows bed and breakfast inns only in owner-occupied homes (up to 3 rooms, stays up to a week) and doesn’t list whole-home short-term rentals. Ask Catoosa County Planning before you list.Source

Sources

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 Spot something out of date?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.