Sandy Springs, GA Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Chapter 105's Multifamily Rental Housing Ordinance applies to multifamily rental dwellings and units, defined broadly to include apartment buildings, boardinghouses, rooming houses, group homes, and flats leased to residential tenants. Under Section 105-130, every owner of multifamily rental housing must obtain a code compliance certificate from the city annually. The city issues that certificate only after verifying, through city inspection reports, owner reports, and third-party inspection reports, that the property complies with the International Property Maintenance Code, the Fire Code, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, and the other standards referenced in the chapter.

The code compliance certificate must be submitted along with the application for a new or renewal occupational tax certificate, linking the property's business license to its inspection record; the requirement does not apply during the first year after new construction if proper permits and a certificate of occupancy were obtained. § 48-13-5 to register for and pay the standard occupational tax administered under Article V of Chapter 54. Inspection reports feeding the annual certificate must be completed by December 31 each year and submitted through the city's online compliance portal within ten business days of completion, per Section 105-127, with each submitted report subject to a fee under Section 22-35.

Enforcement runs through the Multifamily Rental Housing Task Force, created by Section 105-122 and chaired by the chief building official, drawing on the city's building department and code enforcement division as inspectors.