10 rules for unincorporated Clayton County, Georgia.
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Unincorporated Clayton County requires every short-term rental unit to hold a county permit. Before a permit issues, the property is inspected for compliance with all building and fire codes, and the permit is valid for one year.
Clayton County Code § 22-901(c)
Each individual short-term rental unit shall be permitted with the county. Prior to issuance of a permit for a short-term rental unit, each property containing a short-term rental unit shall be inspected for compliance with all building and fire codes. A short-term rental unit permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance.
Before renting, every short-term rental owner or host in unincorporated Clayton County must post the county's noise ordinance in a visible location inside the unit, putting guests on notice of the county noise limits.
Clayton County Code § 22-901(e)
Prior to rental of the unit, all owners or hosts shall post the county's noise ordinance in a visible location in the short-term rental unit.
Clayton County levies an 8% hotel-motel excise tax on the charge for short-term lodging. Operators collect it and remit monthly by the 20th, on top of Georgia's 4% state sales tax and $5-per-night state hotel-motel fee.
Clayton County Code § 90-61(a)
There is hereby assessed and levied an excise tax upon the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodging or accommodations ... The tax shall be eight percent of the charge to the public for such rooms, lodgings or accommodations.
Clayton County requires all parking for a short-term rental unit to be accommodated on the same lot as the unit. Guests may not use the street or neighboring property for rental parking.
Clayton County Code § 22-901(d)
All parking for short-term rental units shall be accommodated on the same lot as the short-term rental unit.
Article XII sets no fixed guest headcount. Instead, short-term rental occupancy in unincorporated Clayton County is controlled by the county zoning ordinance and by building and fire code capacity verified at the required inspection.
Clayton County Code § 22-900
The definitions and regulations in this chapter shall be cumulative to those found in section 1.5 of the county's zoning ordinance.
Clayton County's short-term rental ordinance sets no liability-insurance requirement. Owners must hold a county permit and business license, but Article XII does not mandate a specific coverage amount.
Clayton County sets no annual cap on how many nights a short-term rental may be booked. The only night-based line is the 30-day threshold that separates a short-term rental from a long-term tenancy.
The owner, platform, or manager operating a short-term rental in unincorporated Clayton County must hold a valid county business license, and the license number must appear in every advertisement of the rental.
Clayton County Code § 22-901(b)
The owner, platform or manager operating a short-term rental unit shall hold a valid county business license. The business license number shall be included in any advertisement of the short-term rental unit.
Because a Clayton County short-term rental must sit inside or adjacent to the owner's occupied dwelling on the same property, a responsible host is present on the parcel. Owners or hosts also carry posting and reporting duties.
Clayton County Code § 22-900
A short-term rental unit shall be located inside or adjacent to its owner's occupied dwelling located on the same property.
Clayton County allows short-term rentals only inside or adjacent to the owner's occupied dwelling on the same property. Non-owner-occupied, investor-run whole-house rentals are not permitted in the unincorporated county.
Clayton County Code § 22-900
A short-term rental unit shall be located inside or adjacent to its owner's occupied dwelling located on the same property.
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