Night Caps: Lawrenceville vs Suwanee

How many nights per year can I rent out my Lawrenceville Airbnb?

Lawrenceville limits each licensed short-term rental to 120 reservations per calendar year, not 120 nights. A single reservation may be up to 29 days, so the practical night ceiling depends on average stay length. The Planning and Development Department uses your required guest log to verify the 120-booking cap, so keep clean records and confirm the current limit at 770-963-2414.

Can someone book my Lawrenceville STR for a full month?

Not as a short-term rental. The city caps each individual stay at 29 days, which aligns with Georgia's 30-day hotel-motel tax threshold under O.C.G.A. 48-13-51. A booking of 30 consecutive days or more becomes a long-term residential rental governed by Georgia landlord-tenant law rather than the STR ordinance, and it does not count against your 120-reservation annual cap.

Does Suwanee limit how many nights I can rent my STR each year?

No. Suwanee has no annual night cap, no minimum-stay length, and no maximum number of bookings written into its Code of Ordinances. Georgia has no statewide cap either. The only practical break point is the 30-consecutive-day threshold: stays of 30+ days convert to a long-term lease and are exempt from city hotel/motel excise tax and the state $5/night Hotel-Motel Fee.

Can my Suwanee HOA still impose a minimum-stay rule?

Yes. Even though Suwanee imposes no minimum-stay rule, many HOA covenants in Suwanee subdivisions require leases of 6 months or 12 months, which effectively bans short-term rentals. Review your HOA's recorded covenants and architectural review rules before listing on Airbnb or Vrbo. The city does not enforce HOA covenants, but they are enforceable against owners by the association in court.