Roswell, GA Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- 4+ rental units
- Inspector
- Certified building inspector
- Initial certificate
- 100% of units
- Housed under
- Occupation tax article
Summary
Roswell, Georgia (Fulton County) requires owners of multi-family rental housing with four or more units to obtain a code compliance certificate from a certified inspector verifying the property meets minimum housing standards.
All owners of multi-family rental dwellings or multi-family rental unit(s) within the city that receive income for use of four (4) or more such dwellings or units and meet the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-13-5 for having a location or office within the city (a) shall be subject to an occupation tax as provided in this article and (b) shall provide to the city, prior to September 1, 2004, a code compliance certificate covering one hundred (100) percent of the multi-family rental units within the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of the certification. Said code compliance certificate shall certify that all units inspected are in compliance with those standards contained in the code compliance certificate and inspection report. For the initial year of construction, this section shall not apply to new construction or rehabilitation of a multi-family rental dwelling provided proper permits are obtained from the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Under Roswell's occupation-tax code (§ 10.3.4(h)), any owner deriving rental income from four or more multi-family units in the city must fund and file a code compliance certificate: a certified building inspector's sworn statement, backed by unit-by-unit inspection reports, that the units meet the city's minimum housing standards. The first certificate had to cover 100% of a property's units; owners whose units fail may submit a repair plan to the chief building official for up to a one-year cure period, except where life-safety issues are involved.
Violations & Fines
Failure to submit the code compliance certificate is a code violation subject to Sec. 1.1.3 penalties and can trigger a city-ordered inspection billed to the owner, secured by a lien on the property.
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