Short-Term Rentals in Spalding County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Spalding County, Georgia.
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Short-Term Rental Permits
Anyone renting out lodging accommodations, including a private residence, in unincorporated Spalding County must register the business with the Department of Community Development under Code § 6-1180 within 30 days of the requirement taking effect, and pay a $25 annual administrative fee, rising to $75 after January 1, under § 6-1190 to receive a lodging certificate.
Spalding County STR Registration Requirement
Significant RestrictionsSpalding County Code §§ 6-1180, 6-1190
Every person engaging in or about to engage in the business of providing lodging accommodations, as above defined, in the special district shall immediately register said business with the Spalding County Department of Community Development, as the duly authorized representative of Spalding County, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, on a form provided by the Spalding County Depart...
Taxes & Fees
Renting a private home in unincorporated Spalding County for more than two days a year makes the owner an 'operator' under Code § 6-1174, and the county's excise tax on rooms, lodgings and accommodations applies at 8 percent of gross rent under § 6-1175, the same rate charged to hotels, motels and cabins under the article adopted June 6, 2016.
Spalding County STR Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Code §§ 6-1174, 6-1175
Operator/innkeeper means any person operating a hotel/motel (as set out herein) in Spalding County, including, but not limited to, the owner or proprietor of such premises, the lessee, sub lessee, lender in possession, licensee, online travel companies, or any other person otherwise operating such hotel/motel, including private owners who rent or lease private residences for more than two (2) d...
Occupancy Limits
Spalding County's zoning ordinance does not cap occupancy for short-term rentals generally, but its agriculture homestay definition in Section 206(1) limits that specific farm-based lodging use, in the Agriculture-Tourism district, to eight or fewer guestrooms and a maximum of sixteen overnight adult guests. The dwelling must also sit on a working farm and meet the county's bed-and-breakfast definition.
Spalding County Caps Farm Homestay Guests at 16
Light RestrictionsSpalding County Zoning Ordinance, Appendix IV § 206(1)
1.Agriculture homestay: A single-family detached dwelling that:1.Has eight (8) or fewer guestrooms and is restricted to a maximum of sixteen (16) overnight adult guests;2.Must be located on and be a part of a farm that produces agriculture products; and3.Must also meet the definition of bed and breakfast but may serve meals and light foods or snacks to its registered guests at any time.
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