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Henry County, Georgia

Locust Grove, GA vacation rental requirements

Locust Grove requires a short-term rental occupational tax certificate, and the application asks you to verify that your primary residence is in the city. City building and fire inspectors must sign off on the home first.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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City certificate
$60 administrative fee + tax
Plus the gross-receipts rate class and any inspection fees; January 1 to December 31.Source
Owner residency
Primary residence in Locust Grove
Verified on the application.Source
Local contact
Within 20 miles
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.

Henry County, Georgia

  1. Then your city or area

    Inside a city, the city’s own hotel-motel tax normally applies instead of the county’s; ask your city to confirm. Pick your area.

City of Locust Grove

  1. Get the inspectors’ affidavit

    City building and fire marshal inspectors sign an affidavit that the home meets building and life safety codes.Source

  2. Notify neighbors and post the rules

    Give your agent’s contact to owners within 100 feet. Post the contact, maximum guests and vehicles, and noise and parking rules inside, keep a guest register, and put your license number in every ad.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. For direct bookings, file the City of Locust Grove’s 8% hotel-motel tax with the city.Source

House rules for guests

Parking
One car per bedroom
Or what the garage, carport, and driveway hold; off the street.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.