NON-RESIDENT HOMEOWNERS | Chattahoochee Terrac

NONRESIDENT

HOMEOWNERS

Property owners choosing to rent out a home must notify the Association's property management vendor, Access Management Group ("AMG"). Lease term and renter(s) contact information must be provided to AMG within 30 days of a lease - failure to do so incurs a $200 fine per unreported lease. Renter information enables receipt of AMG emails relevant to all residents. Simply submit the data by clicking on this online form:

Owners renting out their townhomes are required by CTHA governing documents to provide their tenants the Association's:

1. Declaration of Covenants & Restrictions

2. Bylaws

3. Rules & Regulations

You may refer the renter to the Governing Documents section of this website.

Reminder - as an owner, you are responsible for any failure of the tenant and his/her guests and invitees to comply with the provisions set forth in the Declaration, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations. Failure to do so will constitute a violation and will subject the tenant and Unit Owner to enforcement under the Declaration.

Scroll below to view an abstract of leasing related sections of CTHA Covenants and Restrictions, and Rules & Regulations.

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Covenants and Restrictions

Article VII. Section 8. Residential Use Leasing.

(a) All Units shall be used for private residential purposes exclusively, except that a profcssional office may be maintained in a Unit, provided that such maintenance and use is limited to the person actually residing in the dwelling and. provided further, that such maintenance and use is in strict conformity with the provisions of any applicable zoning law, ordinance or regulation. As used in this Declaration the term 'professional office shall mean rooms used for office purposes by a member of any recognized profession, including doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects and the like, but not including medical or dental clinics. Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Declaration shall be construed to prohibit the Declarant or the owner of twenty or more units from the use of any Unit for promotional or display purposes. as "model homes", as a sales, management or rental office, or the like.

(b) Units may be rented only in their entirety; no fraction or portion may be rented, and no transient tenants may be accommodated therein. A11 leases and lessees are subject to the provisions of the Declaration and ByLaws and must be in writing. All rental periods must be for a term of not less than six (6) months. The unit owner must make available to the tenant copies of the Declaration, the ByLaws and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Any lease of a Unit shall be deemed to contain the following provisions, whether or not expressly therein stated, and each unit owner agrees that any lease of a Unit shall contain the following language and that if such language is not expressly contained therein, such language shall be incorporated into any such lease by the existence of this covenant. Any lessee, by occupancy of a unit, agrees to the applicability of this covenant and the incorporation of this covenant and the following language into the lease:

( i ) Lessee (tenant) agrees to abide by and comply with all provisions of the Declaration, the Association ByLaws and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

(ii) At the election of the unit owner, any violation of the Declaration, the Association ByLaws or the rules and regulations adopted in accordance therewith shall be deemed to be a violation of the terms and provisions of the lease and thereby authorizes the owner/lessor to terminate the lease without liability and to evict the tenant/lessee in accordance with Georgia law.

( i i i ) Any tenant charged with the violation of the Declaration, the By-Laws or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be entitled to the same rights to which the unit owner would be entitled under the Declaration, the ByLaws or the rules and regulations adopted.

Rules & Regulations

Article II. Section E. Leasing.

Units may be leased only in their entirety; no fraction or a portion of the Unit may be leased and no transient tenants may be accommodated therein. For purposes of these Rules & Regulations, transient tenants shall include, but not be limited to, short-term renters as well as renters or guests being hosted through rental websites such as Airbnb, VRBO and other similar sites. The leasing or sub-leasing of individual rooms or living spaces within units is prohibited.
All tenants, their guest and invitee are bound by the provisions of the Chattahoochee Terrace Declaration, the Bylaws, and all promulgated thereto, including the maintenance obligations as set forth in the Declaration and herein.
No Unit Owner may lease the Unit for a period less than six (6) months.
No Unit Owner may lease the Unit for other than private residential purposes as defined in the Declaration.
The Unit Owner is responsible for any failure of the tenant and his/her guests and invitees to comply with the provisions set forth in the Declaration, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations. Failure to do so will constitute a violation and will subject the tenant and Unit Owner to enforcement under the Declaration.
Upon leasing a unit, the owner(s) is responsible for timely informing the CTHA property management company that the unit is no longer owner occupied. The owner must provide: 1) lease effective date and term; 2) tenant(s) names and an email address for tenants to receive applicable community notices; and, 3) confirm tenant was provided a copy of the CTHA Declaration, By-Laws and these Rules & Regulations.
CTHA property Management Company will periodically request owners to affirm whether their unit is owner occupied; and if leased, provide the above information to aid in ensuring the accuracy of the association records. The Board may provide a website to facilitate owners’ online submission of this information to the CTHA property management company and will communicate the URL to homeowners - response data is maintained in the property management company’s database.

Water & Sewer Service.

Each homeowner is responsible for payment of water/sewer usage by their townhome - CTHA has engaged Conservice to process billing for usage as measured by a submeter located in the front yard.

Conservice provides monthly ebills to each owner - automated or online payment is required. The debt remains with you as the homeowner should you require payment by your renters. Delinquent accounts are the owner's debt; collection action is taken.