Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS®: Governmental Affairs

Local Issues & Legislation

Atlanta REALTORS® & Council for Quality Growth Hosts 2021 Atlanta Mayoral Forum: On September 14, 2021, the Council for Quality Growth (CQG), the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® (ACBR), and the Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA) hosted the 2021 Atlanta Mayoral Forum in collaboration with Clark Atlanta University (CAU)

Atlanta City Council Implements Short Term Rental Ordinance: Local; On Monday, March 15, 2021, the Atlanta City Council approved a Short Term Rental ordinance, which requires each rental property to be registered, provide emergency contact information, and pay a registration fee. During the 2.5 hour discussion, numerous amendments were presented, a majority of which were approved.

Gwinnett County Announces Extension of Emergency Rental Assistance Program to Launch in April: Local; The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners announced Tuesday that the County will use more than $28.1 million in stimulus funds from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program to launch an extension of its Project RESET eviction prevention program.

City of Atlanta Allocates Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding: Local; More than a year after the effects of COVID-19, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issues more financial assistance for Atlanta residents most impacted by the pandemic. American Rescue Plan Funding Last month, Mayor Bottoms joined a bi-partisan group of Mayors and Governors to ask the Biden Administration for more direct financial assistance for cities. As a result, the City of Atlanta expects to receive more than $100 million dollars via the American Rescue Plan (ARP).

Town Hall explains Cobb's new COVID-19 rent/utility assistance efforts: Local; To help explain Cobb's latest $22.8 million COVID-19 rent/utility assistance effort and the end of the eviction moratorium, the County held a virtual town hall last week.