The Brookhaven City Council at a short December meeting held a public hearing and later passed amendments to language regarding short-term rentals within the city.
The amended language defined a short-term rental host as a person or entity in valid legal possession of a short-term rental unit who rents units to guests either directly or indirectly, according to a staff memo regarding the changes.
In addition, the new language requires the short-term rental hosts to maintain records related to guest stays for two years following the end of the calendar year, including the date of each stay and the number of guests, the costs for each stay,
including relevant taxes, and records related to their registration as short-term rental hosts with the city.
It also requires owners of short-term rental units to secure a permit in order to offer their services.
“We are making some amendments to ensure compliance,” City Attorney Jeremy Berry said. “I think we have had some issues before. This will make sure those people who are serving as hosts comply [with the ordinance].
There were no comments for or against the ordinance at the Dec. 2 meeting. It was passed unanimously.
In other action, the council approved:
• several items on the consent agenda that included meeting calendars for various commissions, the 2026 budget for the Brookhaven Convention and Visitors Bureau at $607,000, and the minutes of the Nov. 18 council meeting;
• an additional services agreement with JMT for right-of-way acquisition for Ashford Dunwoody Rd at Windsor Parkway intersection improvements of $11,250;
• a resolution to approve $350,000 to establish a permanent Brookhaven Police Department Real-Time Operations Center;
• a resolution authorizing the city to acquire temporary easements for site improvements and to complete the Ashford Dunwoody Road Multi-Use Path Project.