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Troup County, Georgia

Hogansville, GA vacation rental requirements

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.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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Zoning
Permitted in residential and mixed-use districts
Not listed in the G-B and LI districts.Source
License
City business license
Maximum guests
2 per bedroom + 2, up to 15 overnight
Daytime visitors up to the same number again; children 3 and under don’t count.Source
Taxes
7% 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.

Troup County, Georgia

  1. Then your city or area

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

City of Hogansville

  1. Get a business license

    Get the city business license required for a short-term vacation rental. The fire marshal may set a lower occupancy after an inspection.Source

  2. Taxes on each stay

    Stays here owe 7% 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. File Hogansville’s 8% hotel-motel tax with the City of Hogansville for direct bookings.Source

House rules for guests

Music
No outdoor amplified music after 10 p.m.
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Parking
None in the public right-of-way
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Lighting
No spillover onto neighbors
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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.