Duluth, GA Short-Term Rentals: Registration Rules (2026)

Duluth adopted its Short-Term Rental ordinance in late 2022, defining an STR as a residential unit rented on a nightly basis for no more than 28 days as transient lodging. Operators must obtain an STR permit through the City of Duluth online permitting portal before listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, or any platform. The non-refundable permit fee is $200. Required submittals include a site plan drawn to scale showing structures, setbacks, parking, utilities, and septic systems; a floor plan drawn to scale; Gwinnett County Environmental Health Department approval if the property uses septic; and proof of installed fire and life safety devices including smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire extinguishers. Maximum occupancy is two persons per bedroom plus four additional persons. In multi-family buildings, only one STR is allowed per duplex pair, one per triplex, and one per four units in larger developments; in single-family districts STRs may not abut another STR. Hotel-motel excise tax (Chapter 7, Article XIX) also applies. Contact Planning and Development at 770-476-1790.