code inspections
CODE INSPECTIONS & ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Code Inspections Timeline and Workflow
It is now taking up to two weeks or longer to process approvals for newly applied for short-term rental host licenses; especially when a property owner obtains their own code inspection.
Once the self-obtained inspection has been completed, the Short-Term Rental Department must receive the entire report in addition to a letter stating the inspector’s credentials.
The workflows for this upload are added to the Neumo account upon receipt of the host license application. The STR Department is now requiring inspections be completed and violations be resolved prior to issuing all new short-term rental host licenses.
If inspections were completed upon initial host license application after January 1, 2025, those inspections can be uploaded and used if the inspector’s qualifications have been reviewed and accepted by the STR Department.
If any inspection by the STR Department requires a re-inspection for approval after violations are resolved, there is an automatic $50 re-inspection fee. No waivers, no exceptions.
Advertising Requirements
Also, the STR Department is now checking to make sure all new host license numbers are included on all advertisements.
If the short-term rental host license is not included on all advertisements, the short-term rental is in violation of the Gilmer County Ordinance. The violation fee, due upon finding the violation, is $250 for each occurrence.
Should a property be found to be advertising prior to the short-term rental host license approval, a fine will be levied against the account.
The penalty for doing business without a short-term rental host license is $900 fine as stated in the Ordinance, which is payable upon notice of the violation. A fee task workflow in this amount will be added to the property’s NEUMO account.
The host license will not be issued until all outstanding fines are paid in full.
Mandatory Resources
Upload documentation that shows how you calculated the amounts reported, such as:
- Platform payout or transaction reports
- Monthly revenue summaries
- Screenshots or PDFs showing gross rent and taxes collected
- Management company statements
- Enter total gross rent for the month on Line 1 (all platforms and direct bookings).
- Report third-party platform revenue on:
- 2D – Airbnb
AirBnB Monthly Revenue Documentation Guide (pdf) - 2E – VRBO
VRBO Monthly Revenue Documentation Guide (pdf) - 2F – Other Platforms (Evolve, Booking.com, etc.)
Evolve Monthly Revenue Documentation Report (pdf)
- 2D – Airbnb
- Platform-collected revenue will deduct out and may result in a zero-due return.
If you remit lodging taxes directly to the State of Georgia, upload a copy of your Georgia return.
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