Furnished & mid-term housing, managed properly

The 30-day line

Thirty days is the line that separates two different businesses in Georgia, and three separate rules turn on it. Atlanta's short-term rental ordinance defines a short-term rental as lodging for a period not exceeding 30 consecutive days, so a longer furnished let sits outside that certificate regime by the ordinance's own definition. Georgia's local hotel-motel excise tax exempts charges for continuous occupancy after the first 30 days. And the state's $5-a-night hotel-motel fee stops once a stay becomes an "extended stay rental" of 31 or more consecutive days to the same guest — though if that guest checks out and checks back in, the count resets to zero and the fee starts again. This is why owners near hospitals, studios and campuses so often choose furnished mid-term over nightly: fewer turnovers, a different rulebook, and a guest who stays for a season rather than a weekend. Local rules differ across metro Atlanta and do change, so the position should be confirmed for a specific address before a property is listed.

Rules differ by jurisdiction and do change. We confirm the position for your specific address before anything is listed, and nothing here is legal or tax advice.