Troup County, GA HOA Rules: CC&R Enforcement (2026)

Section 2.2 of Appendix C, titled 'Conflict of regulations; most stringent prevails,' states plainly that the construction codes article 'is not intended to interfere with or annul any easement, covenant, or other agreement between parties.' That means county building and permitting staff do not investigate or enforce a homeowners association's covenants, conditions and restrictions as such; those are a private contractual matter between the HOA and its members. The same section then resolves any conflict by favoring whichever rule is stricter: where the county's permitting article 'imposes a greater restriction upon the use of property or requires greater space than is imposed by other regulations or by private easements, covenants, or agreements, the provisions of this article shall govern.' In practice this means a homeowner cannot use a lenient CC&R to avoid a county setback, permit, or space requirement, but it also means the county will not step in to make a neighbor comply with a covenant that is stricter than the county's own minimum, such as an architectural review requirement or a fence-style restriction.

Enforcement of the County Code and UDO itself runs through the Community Development Director and, for prosecutable offenses, the citation authority described in Troup County Code § 1-19, which is separate from and does not substitute for an HOA's own enforcement mechanisms, such as architectural review denials, fines, liens, or a civil suit for injunctive relief against a noncompliant member.