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Troup County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Troup County is one of Georgia’s strictest: outside city limits, a short-term rental needs a special use permit, only 12 are issued a year, and non-owner-occupied homes can rent only 92 days a year. LaGrange caps new permits at five a year, and Hogansville allows rentals with a business license.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
LaGrange about 40 Airbnb listings
Plus homes on West Point Lake (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
7%
Hotel-motel tax
8% (LaGrange, Hogansville, county)
West Point charges 5%.Source
County permits
12 a year, special use

West Point (5% hotel-motel tax) has no short-term rental rules in its code that we found.

What to do

  1. Then your city or area

    Each city and the county set their own rules. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Hogansville

Hogansville’s development code allows short-term vacation rentals in its residential and mixed-use districts with a business license. Overnight guests are capped at 2 per bedroom plus 2, up to 15, and stays owe an 8% hotel-motel tax.

Full guide

LaGrange

LaGrange allows short-term rentals by right only in its mixed-use districts and by special use permit in single-family zones, with a 1,000-foot spacing rule. Since 2026 the city issues no more than five new permits a year, and each rental needs a $75 inspection, a $250 yearly permit, and $500,000 in liability insurance.

Full guide

Unincorporated Troup County

Outside city limits, a Troup County short-term rental needs a special use permit from the Board of Commissioners. Only 12 permits are issued a year, owners need three years of ownership, and rentals are limited to 92 days a year (175 if the owner lives on site).

Sources

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