Short-Term Rentals in Georgetown County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Georgetown County, South Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Georgetown County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Taxes & Fees
Georgetown County enforces the 3 percent accommodations tax against residential short-term rentals through the annual property tax notice under County Code § 16-78, adopted under the state's Fairness in Lodging Act of 2014. A property owner who fails to remit faces a one-time $500.00 civil penalty for every seven days the property is rented.
STR Tax Enforcement, Georgetown County SC
Significant RestrictionsGeorgetown County Code § 16-78
(c)Additional local accommodations tax enforcement provisions.(1)Georgetown County shall include in the annual property tax notice for applicable parcels of residential real property assessed for property tax purposes pursuant to S.C. Code 1976, § 12-43-220(e), as amended, a notice that provides the following: ... (2)Any property owner, regardless of whether the owner is a person, collection of...
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