Chatham County, GA Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Chapter 9 splits manufactured home parks into two tracks. New or expanding parks fall under Sec. 9-105 and must submit Record Drawings and pass a Park Development Permit review by the Director of Inspections before opening. Pre-existing parks, in place before the ordinance's adoption, are grandfathered from most of Sec. 9-105's design standards but remain fully subject to Sec. 9-106's licensing and inspection track. Every pre-existing park must carry a business license renewed annually by Chatham County, and Sec. 9-106(7)(b) makes that renewal contingent on the Director of Inspections certifying the park is in compliance, including completion of any required improvements identified in an earlier deficiency review.

License fees run $5 per space for the first fifty spaces, $15 for each space beyond fifty, capped at $400 per park regardless of size. Under Sec. 9-106(7)(c), County officials identified in the ordinance are authorized to enter every pre-existing park on a periodic basis and inspect for continued compliance before that annual renewal is granted. Miss the January 31 renewal deadline and the county executes for half the regular fee; fail to renew entirely by March 1 and the owner is subject to subpoena before the Recorder's Court of Chatham County. The Director of Inspections, who heads the Chatham County Inspections Department, administers the whole program under Sec. 9-107.