Suwanee imposes no annual night cap, no minimum-stay length, and no maximum number of bookings on short-term rentals. The city has no STR-specific ordinance in its Code, and Georgia has no statewide cap either. The only practical break point is 30 consecutive nights: stays of 30 or more days are exempt from city hotel/motel excise tax and the state $5/night Hotel-Motel Fee.
Because Suwanee has not enacted a dedicated short-term rental ordinance, the Code of Ordinances does not set a maximum number of rented nights per year, a minimum-night booking length, or a cap on guest turnovers. STRs are treated like other residential uses under Chapter 46 (Planning) and Suwanee's zoning ordinance, so the booking calendar is unrestricted by city law. Georgia state law similarly does not impose night caps - the Georgia General Assembly has considered statewide STR preemption bills (such as proposals to limit local regulation in past sessions) but has not enacted a night-cap mandate. The principal numeric line operators must respect is the 30-consecutive-day threshold drawn by O.C.G.A. Sec. 48-13-50.3 (state Hotel-Motel Fee) and Suwanee's local excise tax: a stay of 30 or more consecutive days converts to a long-term tenancy and is exempt from both the state $5/night fee and the city excise tax. HOA covenants in many Suwanee neighborhoods (Settles Bridge, The River Club, Edinburgh, etc.) impose their own minimum-lease provisions (often 6 or 12 months) that effectively eliminate STR use even though city law does not.
There is no city ordinance citation tied to STR night caps because Suwanee does not impose one. Failing to charge or remit the city hotel/motel excise tax on stays under 30 nights, however, exposes the operator to late penalties (10% or $25) plus 1% monthly interest under the city's occupational tax framework administered by Business Services.
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