Once an Atlanta short-term rental guest occupies a unit for more than 30 consecutive days, Georgia's Landlord-Tenant Act under OCGA Title 44, Chapter 7 applies, creating tenancy rights and ending the city's STR-specific framework.
Georgia draws a clear line at 30 days. Stays under that threshold are governed by Atlanta's Ord. 16-O-1399 and treated as transient lodging subject to the city's hotel-motel tax. Once occupancy crosses 30 consecutive days, the guest becomes a tenant under OCGA Title 44, Chapter 7, gaining protections including written notice for termination, dispossessory court process for removal, and security-deposit accounting rules. Atlanta hosts who allow extended stays should use written month-to-month leases and recognize that self-help eviction (lockouts, utility shutoffs) becomes prohibited. Hotel-motel tax stops applying after 30 days. The Fulton County Magistrate Court handles dispossessory actions for Atlanta properties.
Locking out a guest who has stayed more than 30 days, or shutting off utilities, can expose the host to wrongful eviction damages and civil liability under Georgia common law and OCGA 44-7.
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