Atlanta Metro Short Term Rental Alliance

11/18/2025

Big win for STR's in Atlanta. We defeated Howard Shook's proposed ban on STR's in District 7. Lots of hard work went into this, but also some good luck. Big thanks to all our members who showed up and made public comment. Also many thanks for Nia Brown, Nadia, Toby, and Nick Juliano for their hard work. It was a team effort all the way to the finish line. PS. The snacks were a lifesaver!

11/14/2025

Reminder to join AMSTRA's Emergency Prep meeting on zoom today at 4p.

Airbnb is hosting a call on the same subject today at 2:30 pm. We hope you'll join both!

Both AMSTRA and Airbnb will be discussing Howard Shook's proposed ban on STR's in District 7 which will be up for vote before the Atlanta City Council next Monday, November 17th at 1 pm at Atlanta City Hall.

District 7 (Buckhead) is facing a proposed ban on all short-term rentals (Ordinance 25-O-1434). Although local boards and NPUs have rejected the claims behind it, the ordinance is headed to a Full City Council vote on Monday, November 17 at 1:00 PM (Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW). If it passe...

10/03/2025

Good news to report!The ZRB voted unanimously to disapprove Howard Shook’s proposed ban on STR’s in District 7. The STR community showed up and prevailed!

With the disapproval of NPU-B and NPU-F and the slap down by the ZRB, the odds of beating this ban are moving up!

10/02/2025

https://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/other/council-contact-information

08/22/2025

🚨 Atlanta STR Owners – Your Rights Are Under Attack! 🚨
On August 18, the Atlanta City Council voted to ban short-term rentals (STRs) in the Home Park neighborhood (SPI-8 district).
👉 The City’s Law Department says only STRs with existing City-issued licenses have “grandfather rights and may continue operating.
👉 AMSTRA strongly disagrees. We believe all current STR owners are entitled to grandfather rights and should be allowed to keep operating.
👉 To defend those rights, AMSTRA has retained legal counsel and is prepared to fight this in court.
⚠️ The Home Park ban is only the beginning. More legislation is coming that could put ALL Atlanta STRs at risk.

📅 Join us for an urgent meeting:
Wednesday, September 3rd 6-9pm
Bold Monk Brewery
1737 Elsworth Industrial Blvd NW Suite D-1
Atlanta GA 30318

Meeting is open to all STR owners – Come get the facts and learn how you can help protect your rights!
✊ Stand with fellow STR owners. Protect your property. Defend your rights.

08/15/2025

🚨 URGENT: Atlanta STR Owners – Show Up Monday! 🚨
The Atlanta City Council votes Monday, Aug 18 at 1:00 PM on two proposals that could strip away our short-term rental rights — with no grandfather protections for current owners.
📍 City Hall – 55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta – 2nd Floor
We need to pack the chamber!
• Share your STR story in 2-minute public comment.
• Show Council we are responsible, organized, and united.
• Even if you’re not directly affected now, these bans set a dangerous precedent for ALL STR owners.
Be there. Arrive early. Defend our rights.
— AMSTRA

08/12/2025

🚨 Critical Atlanta STR Legislative Alert 🚨

📅 Tuesday, Aug 12 @ 1:30 PM
📍 Atlanta City Hall — 55 Trinity Ave SW, 2nd Floor, Larry Di**le Room

The City Council CDHS Committee may vote today on severe new caps for STRs in multifamily properties:
🏢 Only 1 STR allowed in buildings with 3–9 units
🏢 10% cap in buildings with 10 or more units

This could be a make-or-break moment for Atlanta’s STR community. These limits could devastate property owners, operators, and guests who rely on STR income.

✊ Show up & speak out! Your voice matters. Let the committee know that STRs are a vital part of Atlanta’s housing and tourism economy.

08/09/2025

🚨 Atlanta STR Legislative Alert: Mon, Aug 11 @ 11am — City Council Zoning Committee may BAN short-term rentals in Home Park w/ no protection for current hosts. Could spread citywide. Show up & speak out!
📍 55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 (2nd Fl, Larry Di**le Rm)

03/25/2025

Important Legislative Alert for City of Atlanta Short Term Rental Owners and Hosts:

PLEASE ATTEND TOMORROW’S MEETING OF ATLANTA'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

Meeting Information:
Community Development/Human Service Committee
Tuesday, March 25th at 1:30pm
Larry Di**le Committee Room - Second Floor
55 Trinity Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30305

We have learned that the CDHS Committee will discuss but not vote on overly restrictive STR legislation proposed by Byron Amos that would require a 1000' buffer between STR's, does not include grandfather protections for current STRs, and limits STR’s in multifamily building to 10%.
Public comment is at the beginning of the meeting. Each speaker has three minutes.

Key points:
• The legislation does not recognize our grandfather rights recognized by Georgia law. By law, every short-term rental currently in operation should be allowed by ordinance to continue operating, notwithstanding restrictions in the revised ordinance.
• A 1,000 foot buffer is unnecessary, overly restrictive and unworkable for enforcement.
• The 10% restriction on STR’s in multifamily buildings of three or more is also overly restrictive. Plus, a 10% restriction would mean that buildings with less than 10 units would not be allowed any units.

YOUR VOICE COUNTS. SPREAD THE WORD!

12/09/2024

Important Legislative Alert for City of Atlanta Short Term Rental Owners and Hosts:

Byron Amos and Howard Shook have put forth a new proposed revised STR Ordinance that would require a 1000' buffer between STR's and does not include grandfather protections for current STRs.

The Amos/Shook proposed legislation will be put before the Community Development/Human Services Committee tomorrow at 11:30am. Although we do not expect the Committee to discuss the legislation during this meeting, please attend and make public comment.

The Amos/Shook legislation is attached to posts on AMSTRA's Members Only Group and our Public Group.

Meeting Information:
Community Development/Human Service Committee
Tuesday, December 10th at 11:30 am
Larry Di**le Committee Room - Second Floor
55 Trinity Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30305

10/13/2024

Legislative Alert for City of Atlanta Short Term Rental Owners and Hosts: We need your support and public comment at next Tuesday's 1:30pm meeting of the Community Development and Human Resources Committee which is in the process of rewriting Atlanta STR Ordinance. Read full details in our latest blog post.

Councilmember Jason Winston's proposed rewrite of Atlanta's STR ordinance tendered last month was welcome news for the STR community. Most notably, it eliminated the legally problematic and overly restrictive residence requirement and the two-unit per resident limitation ("primary residence plus one...

09/12/2024

For Everyone Attending Tonight's DeKalb Planning Commission Meeting:

The agenda's attachment contains valuable information about the history and changes to the proposed short-term rental ordinance. It also includes details on the discussions and votes that took place during the various cycles of the Community Councils (only 2 out of 5 councils approved the ordinance in the last cycle) and the planning staff’s recommendations.

You can review the document here:
https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/D1-2023-1467%20Dir.%20P%26S%20Short-Term%20Rentals%20TA-24-1246762.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP89lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfpYNRPx_qTPwzBV2P9ofxvFbjjPKZy9OMcT3xdXX8ELrYpCdzyMg54EAA_aem_0KHzqN4klu98e9by2Cn94g