Troup County, GA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 7.6(15)(e)(2) of the Unified Development Ordinance sets the headcount rules for every permitted short-term rental in unincorporated Troup County. No more than four bedrooms in the dwelling may be used for STR guests, and the overnight guest count cannot exceed two times the number of rented bedrooms plus two people, capped at ten total occupants. The Fire Marshal can order a lower number after inspecting the unit, and that inspection finding overrides the ordinance's own ceiling. The same article layers on separate day-count restrictions depending on who lives there: an owner-occupied STR requires the property owner to live on-site 365 days a year and lets the property be rented up to 175 days annually, while a non-owner-occupied STR is capped at 92 rental days a year and only one dwelling on the property may operate as an STR at a time.

Beyond headcount, Section 7.6(15)(e) requires at least one full bathroom on every floor and one bathroom for every two rented bedrooms, defines a qualifying bedroom as at least 70 square feet with a closet, a window and a door onto a common area, and sets daytime occupancy, dusk to dawn, at the nighttime maximum plus four people. Weddings, special events and commercial functions that could bring traffic, parking or noise problems are barred outright. The Community Development Department reviews STR special-use applications and can require Fire Marshal and building inspections before issuing the business license that lets the rental operate.