South Fulton, GA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Noise control runs through several parts of Chapter 3. Section 12-3005(b)(2)(b) requires the owner-occupant rental agreement to include the occupant's acknowledgement that it is unlawful to make noise exceeding the limits in the city's noise ordinance. The city's exemplar rental agreement, which every STR owner must adopt, asks guests to 'be mindful of the City of South Fulton's Noise Ordinance' and to 'observe neighborhood quiet times between the hours of 9pm - 8am.' The ordinance's nuisance definitions tie directly to the noise code: 'Nuisance Behavior' means activity that disturbs the public peace in violation of Title 3, Chapter 15, and a 'Nuisance Party' under Sec. 12-3002/12-3010 is a social gathering of five (5) or more people at an STR that produces, among other things, a 'violation of any of the provisions of Sec. 6-3001 et. seq., relating to noise.' When the city receives a noise or disturbance complaint, the STR agent must appear at the property within 45 minutes (Sec. 12-3006) to halt the conduct. A nuisance-party violation is grounds for immediate revocation of the STR permit (Sec. 12-3010(d)), and the city tracks complaints toward the three-violations-in-12-months revocation trigger in Sec. 12-3009.