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Fulton County, Georgia

Chattahoochee Hills, GA vacation rental requirements

Chattahoochee Hills requires a short-term rental permit and business license each year and caps rentals at 20% of homes in a phase or block. Guests are limited to 2 per bedroom, up to 12, and a local contact must respond within 60 minutes. Stays pay 7.75% sales tax plus the city’s 8% hotel-motel tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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Permit and license
Both, renewed yearly
Not issued or renewed while hotel-motel tax is unpaid.Source
Density cap
20% of homes
Per phase in the HM, VL, and TN districts; per block in RL. No more than two adjacent rentals on a street.Source
Maximum guests
2 per bedroom, up to 12
Plus up to two children under 15. Bathrooms required by bedroom count.Source
Taxes
7.75% sales + 8% hotel-motel + $5/night

A new owner must apply for a new permit. A revoked permit bars a new one for 12 months.

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.

Fulton County, Georgia

  1. Find your city

    Nearly every Fulton address is inside a city, and each city sets its own permit, zoning, and hotel-motel tax rules. Check your city on your property tax bill, then pick it below.

  2. Know what the platform collects

    Airbnb collects state and local sales tax, the $5 state fee, and the city hotel-motel tax on its bookings. For direct bookings you file them yourself.Source

City of Chattahoochee Hills

  1. Check the density cap

    Ask the city whether your phase or block is under the 20% limit before you apply.Source

  2. Apply for the permit and business license

    The city sets the number of bedrooms you may rent and may inspect before issuing or renewing. You need one parking space for every four allowed guests.Source

  3. Name a local contact

    Your contact must be available 24/7 and respond within 60 minutes to complaints. List the permit number and maximum occupancy in every ad.Source

  4. Taxes on each stay

    Stays here owe 7.75% 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. Chattahoochee Hills’ hotel-motel tax is 8%. For direct bookings, file it with the city.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.