Night Caps: Snellville vs Suwanee

Is there a limit on how many nights per year I can rent my Snellville home on Airbnb?

No. Snellville's short-term rental ordinance (Ord. 2019-15) does not cap the total number of nights a licensed STR can be rented in a year, and Georgia has no statewide annual night cap either. The only nightly limit is the definition itself: a stay of more than 30 consecutive nights is no longer treated as a short-term rental.

Can a guest stay longer than 30 nights in my Snellville STR?

A single continuous stay of more than 30 consecutive nights falls outside Snellville's short-term rental definition and is treated as a residential lease rather than an STR. That changes which rules apply, including landlord-tenant law and the hotel/motel excise tax (which generally does not apply to leases over 30 days). Confirm specific tax treatment with the Snellville Planning Department.

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.