Carroll County, GA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Section 22-78(c) sets a three-strike rule for short-term rentals in unincorporated Carroll County: once a short-term rental owner, agent, or the rental location itself has accumulated three convictions or judgments for code violations, the county must revoke every short-term rental license connected to that owner, agent or location and must reject all new applications from any of them for 12 consecutive months. The strike count is not limited to one type of violation; occupancy overages under § 22-75(b)(1)b, parking violations under § 22-78(b), noise violations acknowledged under § 22-75(b)(1)a, and any other code violation tied to the rental can each contribute a conviction toward the three-strike threshold.

Because § 22-76(a) makes the owner responsible for the compliance of any managing agent, representative, or guest, violations committed by an agent or tenant are attributed to the owner for strike-counting purposes as well. Underlying violations of Article IV are separately punishable as provided in § 1-13, with each day of a continuing violation treated as its own offense (§ 22-78(d)). A person aggrieved by a revocation, suspension or denial may appeal in writing to the Carroll County Community Development Appeals Board within 30 calendar days, and a further appeal from that board's decision lies by certiorari to the Superior Court of Carroll County (§ 22-78(e)). The 12-month bar applies only to short-term rental licensing in the unincorporated county.