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Lumpkin County, Georgia

Unincorporated Lumpkin County, GA vacation rental requirements

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Lumpkin County needs a $100 yearly host license and an occupational tax certificate. Guests are capped at 2 per bedroom plus 2, parking is driveway or garage only, and your license number must appear in every ad.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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Host license
$100 a year
Expires December 31; 10% a month late penalty.Source
Maximum guests
2 per bedroom + 2
Responsible party
Responds within 2 hours, 24/7
Taxes
8% sales tax + 8% hotel-motel tax + $5/night

Renting more than 30 days without a license costs three times the fee. A third violation of the same kind revokes the license for 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.

Lumpkin 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.

Lumpkin County (unincorporated areas)

  1. Apply to the Planning Department

    Get an occupational tax certificate and apply for the host license on the Planning Department’s form. Certify no covenants prohibit rentals and no money is owed to the county; give the department your house rules.Source

  2. Post the house information

    Post the responsible party’s contact, the street address, a floor plan with fire exits and escape routes, how to reach the Planning Department, the maximum occupancy, and “dial 911.”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. Set up an account in Lumpkin County’s third-party system and file the county’s 8% hotel-motel tax there for bookings a platform doesn’t cover.Source

House rules for guests

Parking
Driveway or garage only
Source
Ads
Show your host license number
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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.