Atlanta police target pop-up parking lots ahead of World Cup

The Brief

  • Atlanta police are launching strict enforcement crackdown on illegal parking lots and unpermitted street vendors ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
  • Property owners who rent out their lawns or driveways for paid parking without a official city permit face citations or potential arrest.

ATLANTA Atlanta police are warning visitors and residents to avoid unlicensed parking operations and unpermitted vendors across the city ahead of the World Cup.

Atlanta police enforcement operations

What we know:

The Atlanta Police Department is creating specialized police details to proactively identify, cite, and handle unlicensed operations during the soccer tournament.

Officers are tracking down pop-up parking lots, illegal food vendors, unpermitted merchandise sellers, and large unauthorized parties at local short-term rentals like Airbnbs.

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