Mineral Bluff, Georgia

Mineral Bluff is unincorporated, so Fannin County’s Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance governs, most recently revised as Ordinance 2025-02 on August 26, 2025. Every dwelling unit operated as an STVR must hold a valid Fannin County Accommodation Excise Tax Certificate, with an application and annual renewal fee of $225 per unit. Certificates expire December 31 each year, and there is a $25 late fee plus a $50 ownership transfer fee.

Registration requires the parcel ID, owner and 24 hour point of contact information, maximum occupancy, proof of STR liability insurance, weekly trash service, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and a fire extinguisher on each floor, plus a posted in-unit emergency information sheet. Operators must collect and remit the county’s 6% accommodation excise tax monthly by the 20th, though the local act caps the rate at 8%.

There is no owner occupancy or primary residence requirement, and no annual night cap, since a stay over 30 consecutive days simply is not classified as an STVR. Operational rules include one guest party per unit, no commercial events, on-property parking only, and no fireworks or firearms discharge. The certificate number must appear on the Airbnb or Vrbo listing itself.

Enforcement runs through Magistrate Court and is rated moderate: operating without a certificate can bring fines up to $1,000 per day, and a certificate can be suspended or revoked after three confirmed violations within 12 months. Properties with more than one rented structure also need a separate Tourism Accommodation Permit from the County Health Department.