Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook: - Forsyth County Government

notice on the property stating that unauthorized vehicles may be removed at the owner’sexpense, the location where the car can be recovered, the cost to recover the car, and the form ofpayment accepted. The car may only be removed by a towing and storage firm licensed byeither the Public Service Commission or the local government and must have a securedimpoundment lot. No storage fee is charged for the first 24-hour period which begins at the timethe car is removed. Owners of residential rental property containing no more than four units arenot required to post the required notice.Can the landlord limit visitors to the tenant’s rental unit?Generally, a landlord generally cannot limit visitors as long as they do not disturb otherresidents or violate the lease. However, a tenant should be careful not to have the same visitorspend the night too many times in a row without the landlord's permission. The landlord mayconsider the visitor an unauthorized occupant. Certainly, a visitor should not get mail or otherdeliveries at the rental unit. A tenant should not allow nonresidents to receive mail at thetenant’s rental address since it will appear that they are living in the unit which may be aviolation of the lease.Is there a limit on the number of persons who can reside in a one bedroom apartment?Georgia law does not regulate the number of persons who can reside in rental housing.However, county or city ordinances may impose such limits. Many cities located nearuniversities or colleges have established occupancy limits. The landlord can choose to limit thenumber of persons who can live in the rental unit and this should be stated in the lease. Anyoccupancy limit should be based on the number of bedrooms, the age of the occupants, and thephysical layout of the unit. Generally, an occupancy policy of two persons in each bedroom is9