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Fulton County, Georgia

Fairburn, GA vacation rental requirements

Fairburn requires a short-term rental permit and an occupation tax license, a city-approved safety inspection every three years, and notice to nearby owners. Its ordinance covers stays of 1 to 24 nights. Stays pay 7.75% sales tax plus the city’s 3% hotel-motel tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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Permit and license
STR permit + occupation tax license
Initial fee and yearly renewal fee.Source
Inspection
Every 3 years
By a city-approved inspector; each bedroom needs two ways out.Source
Taxes
7.75% sales + 3% hotel-motel + $5/night

Fines run $250, $500, then $1,000 with a 24-month revocation for citations within 12 months. Operating without a business license is a $500 fine per day.

We didn’t find the permit fee amount in the code. Ask the city.

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 Fairburn

  1. Apply for the permit

    Include the address, owners, local contact, bedrooms and occupancy, a layout and parking diagram, a code compliance form, and proof of insurance that covers short-term rental use. Notify nearby owners as the city directs.Source

  2. Pass the safety inspection

    A city-approved inspector checks bedrooms and exits. Post the 24-hour contact, nearest hospital, occupancy and vehicle limits, a parking sketch, and trash day inside.Source

  3. 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. Fairburn’s hotel-motel tax is 3%. 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.