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Seminole County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Seminole County’s rentals are mostly fishing and lake homes on Lake Seminole near Donalsonville. Stays owe 8% sales tax; Donalsonville adds a 5% hotel-motel tax, and we found no county short-term rental rules.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 41 listings in Donalsonville
Including Lake Seminole homes (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
8%
Hotel-motel tax
5% in Donalsonville
DCA lists no Seminole County rate.Source
County rules
None found

What to do

  1. Then your city or area

    Business licenses, zoning, and the local hotel-motel tax are set by each city and the county. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Donalsonville

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Donalsonville’s code. Stays owe 8% sales tax + 5% hotel-motel tax + $5/night; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Full guide

Unincorporated Seminole County

We found no county short-term rental permit or county hotel-motel tax in Seminole County’s code. Lake homes outside city limits owe 8% sales tax and the $5 state fee; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Sources

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