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How short-term rental business is shifting after shutdown

Industry puts up health workers, college students while it waits out shelter order

Gov. Brian Kemp has banned short-term vacation rentals through April 30 to discourage travel that could spread COVID-19. But Erica Carr and CJ Greene, who operate seven vacation rentals like this home in Hall County, said that even though the shelter-in-place ban is set to be lifted at the end of the month, people are canceling travel plans months in advance. (Photo Courtesy CJ Greene)

04182020 RENTAL 1.jpg — Gov. Brian Kemp has banned short-term vacation rentals through April 30 to discourage travel that could spread COVID-19. But Erica Carr and CJ Greene, who operate seven vacation rentals like this home in Hall County, said that even though the shelter-in-place ban is set to be lifted at the end of the month, people are canceling travel plans months in advance. (Photo Courtesy CJ Greene)

As part of the statewide shelter-in-place order, Gov. Brian Kemp has banned short-term vacation rentals through April 30 to discourage travel that could spread COVID-19.