Stonecrest, GA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Sec. 15.18.3(a) states that no person shall rent, lease, or otherwise exchange for compensation all or any portion of a single-family dwelling as short-term vacation rental without first obtaining a business tax certificate from the City Manager or his designee, and that no certificate issued under this chapter may be transferred or assigned or used by any person other than the one to whom it is issued, or at any location other than the one for which it is issued. Sec. 15.18.3(b) requires an annual registration with the property address, ownership contact details, bedroom count and maximum occupancy, parking, and a designated STVR agent or local emergency contact, plus the fee set in Sec.

15.18.4: $100.00 for the initial 2018 filing and $100.00 again every January 1 after that, due within 90 days or the operator becomes delinquent under the chapter 15 occupation-tax penalty provisions. Sec. 15.18.4(e) adds a $25.00 fee if the management company on file changes mid-year. Sec. 15.18.5 requires the unit to keep a working landline or VoIP connection so 911 can locate the address, and bars occupancy until that connection is in place. Sec. 15.18.6 also requires every STVR to comply with the city's hotel and motel tax ordinance in addition to holding the Sec. 15.18.3 certificate.