Sandy Springs, GA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Chapter 26, Article XII defines a short-term rental unit as any non-subsidized house, apartment, condominium, room, or lodging accommodation rented to the same tenant for less than 30 days, and requires that the unit sit inside or adjacent to the owner's own occupied dwelling on the same property (Section 26-371). Section 26-372 sets the operating rules: short-term rentals may only run under this section, and the owner, platform, or manager must hold a valid city business license, with the license number included in every advertisement for the unit.

Each individual short-term rental unit must also be permitted separately with the city; before the city issues that permit, the property is inspected for compliance with building and fire codes, and the permit runs for one year from issuance. All parking generated by the rental must be accommodated on the same lot as the unit itself, not on the street or a neighbor's property. Owners and hosts must post the city's noise ordinance somewhere visible inside the rental unit. Before beginning to operate, owners or hosts must also give written notice to every adjacent residential parcel and any homeowners' association bordering the short-term rental. 1(D) of the city's separate Development Code.