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Harris County, Georgia

Unincorporated Harris County, GA vacation rental requirements

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.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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Zoning
A-1, R-R, R-1, R-2, R-3, A/O, Resort, MHU-1, MHU-2
Not allowed in CORD, C-1, C-3, C-4, M-1, or M-2.Source
Local contact
Filed with Community Development
County permit
None found
Taxes
8% sales tax + 8% hotel-motel tax + $5/night

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.

Harris County, Georgia

  1. Then your city or area

    Pick your area.

Harris County (unincorporated areas)

  1. Meet the county standards

    Rent only space built for living in (not a shed or garage), keep the home residential in appearance, park all guest cars on the same lot, keep outdoor lighting off neighbors, and post no rental signs. You set and enforce the occupancy limit.Source

  2. Give the county a local contact

    Provide Harris County Community Development with contact information for a local contact for the property. Ask whether you also need a business license.Source

  3. Taxes on each stay

    Stays here owe 8% 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. File the county’s 8% hotel-motel tax with Harris County for direct bookings.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.