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Harris County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Harris County, home to Callaway Gardens and Lake Harding, allows short-term vacation rentals in its agricultural and residential districts if you give the county a local contact. Stays owe 8% sales tax and an 8% hotel-motel tax in the county and Pine Mountain.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
Pine Mountain about 75 Airbnb listings
Plus lake homes on Lake Harding (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
8%
Hotel-motel tax
8% (county and Pine Mountain)
Hamilton charges 3%.Source
County rules
Zoning standards, local contact

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Towns

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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain requires a business license for every business in town, issued after a Harris County inspection. We couldn’t find short-term rental rules online; stays owe 8% sales tax, the town’s 8% hotel-motel tax, and the $5 state fee.

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Unincorporated Harris County

Harris County allows short-term vacation rentals (1 to 30 days) in its agricultural, residential, resort, and manufactured-home districts, but not in commercial or industrial ones. You must give Community Development a local contact; we found no county permit or fee in the code.

Sources

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