Hotels & Lodging in Houston County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Houston County, Georgia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Houston County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Houston County imposes a 5 percent excise tax on the rent charged for every hotel or motel guestroom occupancy in the unincorporated county under Section 58-98 of the Lodging Tax Ordinance. Section 58-93 broadens 'hotel' to also cover any short-term rental regulated under Chapter 19, so vacation-rental hosts collect the same 5 percent tax as traditional hotels and motels.
Houston County Hotel Lodging Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances §§ 58-93, 58-98
There is hereby imposed and there shall be paid an excise tax of five percent of the rent for every occupancy of a guest room in a hotel or motel in the county. The tax shall be paid upon any occupancy on and after July 1, 2025, although such occupancy is had pursuant to a contract, lease or other arrangement made prior to such date. ... In addition to the foregoing, for purposes of this articl...
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