County ordinances and codes regulate development, construction, and maintenance of all property in all unincorporated areas. Our
Documents and Regulations page has links to most of the laws relevant to neighborhood association concerns. The complete text of all
County Ordinances is also available online.
You can find answers to questions on many specific topics on our
Frequently Requested Information page.
Code Enforcement Officers from the County's
Quality of Life Unit and inspectors from the County's
Development Division enforce most of these codes and ordinances.
How to report a code violationYou may file a
code violation report either online or by calling our hotline at 770.513.5004 (24-hours/day). We are required by open records laws to disclose upon request all information about the complaint, including the identity of the person filing the complaint.
Please report erosion control violations to 678.518.6099.
