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Hart County, Georgia

Unincorporated Hart County, GA vacation rental requirements

Hart County requires a yearly short-term rental license for every single-family home rented for less than 30 days: $250, or $100 if you live there full time, due November 1. Apartments and other multi-unit developments can’t be licensed.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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County license
$250 a year ($100 owner-occupied)
Due November 1; late fee equal to the license fee. Expires December 31.Source
Housing type
Single-family homes only
Local contact
21 or older, plus an optional alternate
Taxes
7% sales tax + 5% 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.

Hart County, Georgia

  1. Then your city or area

    Permits, zoning, and the hotel-motel tax depend on whether you’re inside a city. Pick your area.

Hart County (unincorporated areas)

  1. Apply to the county permit office by November 1

    List all owners, the local contact (and alternate), bedrooms and square footage, and a sworn statement that bedrooms and egress meet state safety codes. The county decides within 30 days and denies applications with delinquent property taxes or septic problems.Source

  2. Meet the safety rules

    Smoke detectors in every bedroom, hallway, and common area; a CO detector on each habitable floor; an NFPA 10 extinguisher on each floor; and an operable escape window or door in every bedroom.Source

  3. Post the notice and screen your renter

    By the front door, post the contacts, the nearest hospital, the no-road-parking rule, trash day, quiet hours, and your license. Rent to a responsible person 21 or older who confirms the rules in writing.Source

  4. 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. File Hart County’s 5% hotel-motel tax with the county for direct bookings.Source

Fees

Annual license$100 for a full-time owner-occupant$250
Late fee (after November 1)$100 for owner-occupants$250
Revised license (new local contact)$250

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House rules for guests

Quiet hours
11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
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Parking
Never in county rights of way or public roads
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Ads
Show your license number and conduct rules
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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.