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Seasonal RV site agreements in Georgia

What Georgia law says about seasonal and annual RV guests, sub-metered electricity, sales tax and online signatures — and the clauses your agreement should carry because of it. Written for park owners, not lawyers.

Guest or tenant?Georgia has no RV-park statute and no day threshold.
Metered electricGeorgia has no statute on RV-park electricity resale; the rule comes from PSC-approved utility tariffs.
Sales / lodging taxGeorgia sales tax applies to charges for rooms, lodgings or accommodations furnished to transients by hotels, inns, 'tourist camps' and similar places, but not to accommodations supplied for 90 continuous days or more.
Signing onlineGeorgia Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (O.C.G.A. § 10-12-1 et seq.)

Short version. Details, citations and sources are below.

Is a seasonal guest a tenant in Georgia?

Georgia has no RV-park statute and no day threshold. Under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-1 and the Georgia Supreme Court's 2023 Efficiency Lodge v. Neason decision, whether an extended-stay occupant is a 'guest' (removable by innkeeper self-help) or a 'tenant' (removable only by court dispossessory) turns on substance over labels: if the owner grants the right to possess and the occupant uses the site as a home, a tenancy is created. Seasonal RV occupants who live on site under a monthly/annual agreement are therefore likely tenants.

What that means for notices and removal

Not specifically addressed. If a tenancy exists, removal requires a demand for possession and a dispossessory action in magistrate court under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 et seq.; Georgia's 2024 amendments require a 3-business-day written notice before filing for nonpayment. A month-to-month tenancy requires 60 days' notice from the landlord (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7).

Cite: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-1 (creation of landlord–tenant relationship); O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (dispossessory demand); Efficiency Lodge, Inc. v. Neason, 316 Ga. 551 (2023)

Sub-metering electricity to RV sites in Georgia

Georgia has no statute on RV-park electricity resale; the rule comes from PSC-approved utility tariffs. Georgia Power's Rules and Regulations bar customers from supplying power to others, but allow a property owner served through a single meter to submeter tenants and bill pro rata for usage, provided no administrative or other charge is combined with the electricity charge (any admin fee must be separately itemized). Many EMCs' service rules prohibit resale outright except by including utilities in rent — check your provider.

Cite: Georgia Power Rules and Regulations for Electric Service, § A ¶ 7 and § E ¶ 11 (PSC-approved tariff); e.g., North Georgia EMC Service Rules § 108

Sales and lodging tax on seasonal sites in Georgia

Georgia sales tax applies to charges for rooms, lodgings or accommodations furnished to transients by hotels, inns, 'tourist camps' and similar places, but not to accommodations supplied for 90 continuous days or more. The $5/night state hotel-motel fee applies only to 'hotels' (5+ rooms with housekeeping/linen service) and stops on day 31, so most RV sites fall outside it; local hotel-motel excise taxes vary.

Cite: O.C.G.A. § 48-8-2(31); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 560-13-2-.01

Signing agreements online in Georgia

Georgia Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Electronic signatures are valid for seasonal site agreements when the guest agrees to sign electronically, intends to sign, and the record is kept in a form that can be reproduced and shown not to have changed. Seasonal Sites records the signer’s typed name, email, time, IP address and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact text signed, and stores the signed PDF.

Cite: O.C.G.A. § 10-12-1 et seq.

Clauses to include in a Georgia seasonal agreement

These are added on top of the eleven sections in the free template. Adjust the bracketed parts and have a local attorney read the result.

Recreational use, not a residence"The Site is licensed for recreational use only. The Guest maintains a permanent residence elsewhere at the address above, and the Site is not the Guest’s primary residence. Nothing in this agreement creates a residential tenancy." In this state the line between a recreational guest and a residential tenant is what decides which removal process applies, so say it plainly and keep the guest’s home address on file.
Notice periodMatch the notice periods in your termination section to the ones the state uses (60-day notice appears in the rules summarized above) rather than inventing shorter ones; a shorter contractual notice is not enforceable where the statute sets a floor.
Metered electricityBill metered electricity at your actual utility cost and say so in the agreement; where a state or utility tariff speaks to resale, at-cost pass-through is the safe harbor everywhere we looked.
Term length and taxState the exact term dates and that the agreement is for a continuous stay of 90 days or more, and keep the signed copy with the term on it — where the summary above shows a long-stay exemption, that document is usually what the auditor asks for.
Electronic signature consent"The Guest consents to sign this agreement electronically and to receive invoices, receipts and notices by email at the address above." Keep the signer name, email, date/time, IP address and a fingerprint of the signed text.

Your state association is a good second opinion on all of this: Georgia Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (GARVC / Go Camp Georgia).

Get the free seasonal site agreement template

Eleven plain-English sections, Word and PDF, with bracketed fields to fill in. Then paste the Georgia clauses above into it.

Or skip the paperwork entirely

Seasonal Sites takes this same agreement, fills in each guest’s name, site, rate and dates, emails them a link to sign on their phone, puts the installments on autopay, bills metered electric from your readings, and keeps the signed PDF with the audit record. Renewals for the whole park go out in one click. It works beside whatever reservation system you already use.

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Sources

This page summarizes public sources as of September 2026 for park owners and is not legal or tax advice. Statutes, tariffs and tax rules change; confirm anything you rely on with the agency or an attorney licensed in Georgia. Found an error? Email hello@seasonalsites.com.