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Glynn County, Georgia

Brunswick, GA vacation rental requirements

Brunswick requires a yearly accommodation excise tax certificate from the city ($150, then $100 to renew) and a local contact who can be on site within two hours. Stays pay 7% sales tax plus the city’s 3% hotel-motel tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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City certificate
$150, then $100 a year
$75 if you apply after July 1. Expires December 31.Source
Guests
2 per bedroom + 2, max 15
Children under 12 don’t count. One party per unit.Source
Local contact
On site within 2 hours
Taxes
7% sales + 3% hotel-motel + $5/night

Fines start at $250 for a first offense and $500 for a second within 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.

Glynn County, Georgia

  1. Then your city or area

    Permits, zoning, and the hotel-motel tax are set by each city, and by the county outside city limits. Pick your area.

City of Brunswick

  1. Apply for the certificate

    Apply to the city’s Planning, Development and Codes Department before you list, with the owner, parcel, bedrooms, any managing agent, a local point of contact, and guest parking. Renew by the second Monday of December.Source

  2. 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. Brunswick’s hotel-motel tax is 3%. For direct bookings, file it with the City of Brunswick.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.