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Short-term rental rules in Blairsville, GA
How Blairsville regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- City of Blairsville levies a 5% municipal hotel/motel excise tax (O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(a)(3)) reaching STR stays
- No STR-specific permit, registration, or supply device in the codified City Code; the only STR-touching provision is the municipal motel excise tax (Ch. 28)
- Georgia has no statewide STR preemption; whole-home STR not shown foreclosed by any city device
Based on: City of Blairsville hotel/motel excise tax @ 5% under O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(a)(3) (per GA DCA Hotel-Motel Excise Tax
Summary of the rule
Blairsville City — 0.05 — O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51 (a) 3 (5% municipal hotel/motel excise tax levied by the City itself)
Last reviewed Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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