Georgia home and mobile salon rules
Can you run a salon from your home in Georgia?
Yes, with conditions. A salon in your home in Georgia is allowed, but it must meet all board salon rules, have its salon space walled off floor to ceiling from residential space, and have no doorway or opening connecting it to the living area. Below: what a home salon needs, mobile salons (not allowed) and house calls (not stated), each answered from Georgia's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 31, 2026, with the state's own words.
- Salon in your home
- Allowed
- Mobile salon
- Not allowed
- House calls
- Not stated
- Home salon rules
- 4 listed
Licensed by the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers.The board's site Salon license feesThe state's own words
Home salons
Can you have a salon in your home in Georgia?
Yes, with conditions. A salon in your home in Georgia is allowed, but it must meet all board salon rules, have its salon space walled off floor to ceiling from residential space, and have no doorway or opening connecting it to the living area.
- Salon in your home
- Allowed
- License it needs
- Salon or Shop license
What a home salon needs
Must comply with all state law and Georgia Board of Cosmetology and Barbers rules, same as any salon
“any salon/shop operating from within a person's home, residence, or private structure must comply with all of the provisions of state law and the rules and regulations promulgated by the board” rules.sos.ga.gov
No doorway or opening may connect the salon space to the home's living space
“The salon/shop and the domestic space cannot be connected by a doorway or opening.” rules.sos.ga.gov
Salon space must be separated from residential space by tight, floor-to-ceiling walls
“Space used for a salon/shop must be separated by tight, floor to ceiling high walls from other residential and commercial space” rules.sos.ga.gov
The salon space may not be used for sleeping, dining, or other domestic purposes
“The use of salon/shop space for sleeping, dining or any other domestic purpose is prohibited.” rules.sos.ga.gov
Georgia is one of 47 states whose official pages allow a salon in your home.
Mobile salons
Do you need a mobile salon license in Georgia?
No: mobile salons are not allowed. A mobile salon cannot get a Georgia salon/shop license, because a salon/shop license is issued only to units anchored on the ground in a permanent location.
- Mobile salon
- Not allowed
Georgia is one of 3 states whose official pages do not allow a mobile salon.
House calls
Can you do services at a client's home in Georgia?
Not stated. Georgia's official pages we read do not say whether licensed services may be given at a client's home or an event. Ask the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers first.
The rule and Georgia's own words, on the makeup artist page for Georgia.
Good to know
What else Georgia asks
- A home salon must still allow inspection by the Board, like every other facility
- A salon/shop license is not a business license, so the city or county business license or occupational tax certificate must be obtained separately
- A salon or shop must have a permanent and definite location, which is why mobile units cannot be licensed
Sources
What Georgia's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Georgia's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 31, 2026. Your city or county may add its own rules for a home business: confirm with the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers and your local zoning office before you open.
- Home salons
“any salon/shop operating from within a person's home, residence, or private structure must comply with all of the provisions of state law and the rules and regulations promulgated by the board”
rules.sos.ga.gov “If you would like to apply for a Salon or Shop license, please submit a completed application and fee.”
sos.ga.gov “The salon/shop and the domestic space cannot be connected by a doorway or opening.”
rules.sos.ga.gov “Space used for a salon/shop must be separated by tight, floor to ceiling high walls from other residential and commercial space”
rules.sos.ga.gov “The use of salon/shop space for sleeping, dining or any other domestic purpose is prohibited.”
rules.sos.ga.gov - Mobile salons
“mobile units, including kiosks, carts, mobile homes, trailers, and motor homes, shall not be issued a license as a salon/shop unless they meet all requirements of the Board and are anchored on the ground operating in a permanent location.”
rules.sos.ga.gov - Also good to know
“ALL facilities are subject to inspection by any Board member or inspector”
rules.sos.ga.gov - Also good to know
“Please be aware that a salon/shop license is NOT the same as a business license.”
sos.ga.gov - Also good to know
“A salon/shop shall have a permanent and definite location in which the cosmetology professions”
rules.sos.ga.gov
Questions
Georgia home and mobile salons, answered
Can you have a salon in your home in Georgia?
What are the home salon requirements in Georgia?
Do you need a mobile salon license in Georgia?
Can you do house calls in Georgia?
What else do you need to open a salon in Georgia?
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- What Georgia requires to license a salon, with its fees
- What Georgia inspectors check in a salon
- Hours and fees for each Georgia cosmetology license
- Sales tax on salon services in Georgia
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