Gwinnett County's recently adopted unincorporated-area short-term rental ordinance focuses on annual licensing, third-party safety inspections to IPMC standards, and a 24/7 local agent rule, but does not impose a fixed annual night cap or maximum-rented-days limit on hosted or unhosted STRs.
Gwinnett's STR Citizen Task Force (Jan 2025) and the resulting Board of Commissioners ordinance regulating unincorporated-area short-term rentals (under 30 consecutive days) do not include an annual night cap or rental-days limit. The framework instead requires an annual license, certified third-party inspection to International Property Maintenance Code standards, and a 24/7 local agent for complaint response, with suspension or revocation for repeat violations. Gwinnett's 8% hotel-motel excise tax (effective Aug 1, 2018) plus the $5/night Georgia state hotel-motel fee under O.C.G.A. § 48-13-50.3 apply. Gwinnett's cities (Lawrenceville, Duluth, Snellville, Peachtree Corners, etc.) have separate ordinances and may impose their own caps. Georgia HB 555 addresses institutional investors and is not STR preemption.
Operating an unincorporated-area STR without an annual license, IPMC inspection, or 24/7 local agent is enforceable by Gwinnett County Code Enforcement (770-513-5004); repeat violations are grounds for license suspension or revocation.
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