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Monroe County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Monroe County draws visitors to High Falls State Park and Lake Juliette. We found no short-term rental permit in the county code; Forsyth charges a 7% hotel-motel tax, and the county has its own hotel-motel tax article.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
Small
No Monroe County town appears in AirROI’s Georgia list.Source
Sales tax
9%
Hotel-motel tax
Forsyth 7%; county rate unconfirmed
County rental permit
None found

What to do

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    Pick your area. Forsyth’s code isn’t online; ask the city about its rules.

Towns

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Unincorporated Monroe County

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Monroe County’s code. Stays owe 9% sales tax and the $5 state fee; the county has a hotel-motel tax article, but it isn’t on the state’s rate report, so confirm the rate with the county.

Sources

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