Rental Property Rules in Cherokee County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Cherokee County, Georgia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cherokee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Repairs & Habitability
Cherokee County makes it unlawful to rent out a dwelling or building that is unfit for human habitation, and gives a tenant who discovers the unfitness after signing a lease 72 hours or three business days to rescind it in writing.
Cherokee County Rental Habitability Rule
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 14-122
Sec. 14-122. - Renting an unfit dwelling or building. It shall be unlawful for any owner or any party in interest of a dwelling or of a building to rent or offer for rent any dwelling or building or rooming unit which is unfit for human habitation for any reason set out in this article, due to the dilapidation, leaking water lines, leaking gas lines, electrical defects increasing hazards of fir...
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