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Fulton County, Georgia

Hapeville, GA vacation rental requirements

Hapeville issues short-term rental permits only to owners who live in the city with a homestead exemption, for at most two rentals (one must be their home). The city caps permits at 100 a year. Fees are $250 for your home and $1,000 for a second unit. Stays pay 8.75% sales tax plus the city’s 8% hotel-motel tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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Owner-occupancy
Required
Applicants must have a Hapeville homestead exemption.Source
Limit
2 rentals per person
One must be your primary residence.Source
Fees
$250 or $1,000
$250 for your primary residence; $1,000 for a second unit. Nonrefundable.Source
Cap
100 permits a year
Renewals first; permits expire December 31.Source
Taxes
8.75% sales + 8% hotel-motel + $5/night

Two or more code citations in the past year can stop a renewal; three in five years can bar a permit.

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 Hapeville

  1. Apply to the city clerk

    Apply each year with your homestead exemption, a water bill, your agent’s 24-hour contact, parking spaces, every listing URL, and HOA permission if you have one.Source

  2. Notify your neighbors

    Send notice by certified mail to each adjacent property with the rental address and your agent’s contact details.Source

  3. Taxes on each stay

    Stays here owe 8.75% 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. Hapeville’s 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.