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Coffee County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Coffee County has about 50 Airbnb listings, mostly in Douglas. Douglas’s zoning lists Airbnb and VRBO rentals with bed and breakfasts, allowed only in residential districts under owner-occupancy standards. Douglas charges a 5% hotel-motel tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 50 Airbnb listings
Douglas 52 (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
8%
Hotel-motel tax
5% in Douglas
None on file for the county.Source
Local rules
Douglas zoning

The county’s smaller towns set their own rules. Ask the town hall.

What to do

  1. Then your city or area

    Pick your area. Outside Douglas, we found no short-term rental use in Coffee County’s code; ask the county about zoning and a business license.Source

Towns

Full guide

Douglas

Douglas’s zoning lists “Air B&B, VRBO” rentals together with bed and breakfast lodging, allowed only in residential districts. Its bed and breakfast standards require the operator to own and live in the home, with up to 5 guest rooms. Stays also owe the city’s 5% hotel-motel tax.

Sources

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