Cobb County, GA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Occupancy standard
- 390 sq ft per adult occupant
- Posting required
- Inside unit and in ads
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Cobb County only
- Effective date
- January 1, 2023
Summary
Cobb County short-term rentals must follow the county's single-family dwelling occupancy standard of at least 390 square feet of living space per adult occupant, and the resulting maximum occupancy must be posted inside the unit.
A single-family dwelling unit shall have at least 390 square feet of living building square footage (as determined and maintained in the records of the Cobb County Tax Assessor) per each adult occupant.(3)No more than one vehicle per 390 square feet of living building square footage may be parked regularly overnight on the property upon which the single-family dwelling unit exists. Of the total number of vehicles allowed per 390 square feet of living building square footage, there shall be a maximum of four or less (of the total) parked outside of a garage, carport or the like for properties zoned PRD, OSC, RA-5, R-15, R-20, and R-30. Of the total number of vehicles allowed per 390 square feet of living building square footage, there shall be a maximum of five or less (of the total) parked outside of a garage, carport or the like for properties zoned R-40, R-80, and RR. Other zoning districts used for single family dwelling units shall have no more than four vehicles parked outside. This includes vehicles parked within the right-of-way adjacent to a dwelling unit. "Regularly" means a majority of days in any seven-day period. Exceptions to this definition may be considered as part of a land use permit processed in accordance with section 134-36.
Site (manufactured home only) means the entire tract, subdivision or parcel of land on which the industrialized building or manufactured home is installed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 53).
Full Breakdown
Section 78-407(h)(3) of the Cobb County Code makes short-term rental occupancy subject to section 134-1, which defines a single-family dwelling unit as requiring at least 390 square feet of living building square footage, as recorded by the county tax assessor, for each adult occupant. Section 78-407(h)(7)-(8) then requires the owner or rental agent to post the resulting maximum occupancy figure inside the unit and disclose it in every advertisement.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the posted occupancy figure or advertising without disclosing it is a code violation under the short-term rental penalty schedule: $500 for a first offense within 12 months, $750 for a second.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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