13 verified short-term rentals rules for Dallas, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dallas requires STR registration. In June 2023, City Council voted to ban STRs from residential areas, but a court injunction has blocked enforcement since December 2023. Registration and existing regulations remain in effect.
Dallas STRs must comply with general noise ordinance. Many cities impose stricter quiet hours for rentals. Complaints can trigger permit review.
Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01 - Disorderly Conduct
Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(2) makes an offensive gesture or display in a public place, and the gesture or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;...
Dallas requires STR operators to collect and remit a 9% city Hotel Occupancy Tax on gross room receipts for rentals of 30 days or less, in addition to the 6% state HOT. Monthly reporting is required via the MUNIRevs portal by the 15th of each month.
Tex. Tax Code Sec. 156.051 (State Hotel Occupancy Tax Imposed)
Sec. 156.051. TAX IMPOSED. (a) A tax is imposed on a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room or space in a hotel costing $15 or more each day.(b) The price of a room in a hotel does not include the cost of food served by the hotel and the cost of person...
Dallas STR properties must provide one off-street parking space per bedroom. Guests may not park on unpaved surfaces or block sidewalks or public rights-of-way.
Texas Transportation Code Sec. 545.302 - Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Certain Places
Sec. 545.302. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES. (a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle:(1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;(2) on a sidewalk;(3) in an intersection;(4) on a crosswalk;(5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite the ends o...
Dallas City Code Chapter 42B, Sec. 42B-12 limits short-term rental occupancy to a maximum of three persons per bedroom with a total cap of 12 guests. The STR ordinance was adopted in June 2023 but enforcement was blocked by a court injunction in December 2023. The injunction remains in effect as of 2025 while legal challenges proceed through Texas courts.
Texas Property Code Sec. 92.010 - Maximum Occupancy of Dwelling
Sec. 92.010. OCCUPANCY LIMITS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the maximum number of adults that a landlord may allow to occupy a dwelling is three times the number of bedrooms in the dwelling.(b) A landlord may allow an occupancy rate of more than three adult tenants per bedroom:(1) to the extent that the landlord is required by a state or federal fair housing law to allow a higher o...
Dallas City Code Chapter 42B requires STR operators to maintain liability insurance as part of the registration process. Operators must demonstrate proof of insurance when registering through the MUNIRevs online portal. The 2023 ordinance requires annual registration renewal including updated insurance documentation. Enforcement of these requirements is currently stayed by court injunction.
Dallas limits STR occupancy to no more than 12 occupants per rental unit, with a maximum of three occupants per bedroom.
All short-term rentals in Dallas must be registered with the city annually and registered for Hotel Occupancy Tax collection through the MUNIRevs portal. As of late 2023, a court injunction paused enforcement of new zoning and registration requirements, but existing rules remain in effect.
Dallas Chapter 42B (2023) requires STR registration and frames lawful operation around the property's primary-residence character, but does not impose a hosted-only requirement directing the owner to remain physically on-site during guest stays. Enforcement is partly enjoined pending litigation.
Dallas Chapter 42B (2023) restricts short-term rentals to multifamily and mixed-use zoning districts and frames lawful single-family STRs as accessory to a primary residence. A 2024 Dallas County district-court injunction paused the residential-zone prohibition while the legal challenge proceeds.
Dallas Short-Term Rental Ordinance Chapter 42B, adopted 2023 and partly enjoined in litigation, escalates enforcement on repeat-violator hosts: progressive fines, registration suspension, and revocation after multiple substantiated violations within a rolling twelve-month period.
Dallas Chapter 42B imposes platform-listing requirements: hosting platforms must display the city registration number on each Dallas listing, and operators must include the number in advertisements. The ordinance creates direct enforcement against listings that omit a valid Dallas STR registration number.
Texas Tax Code Chapter 156 - Hotel Occupancy Tax
Sec. 156.103. EXCEPTION--STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (a) This chapter does not impose a tax on:(1) the United States;(2) a governmental entity of the United States; or(3) an officer or employee of a governmental entity of the United States when traveling on or otherwise engaged in the course of official duties for the governmental entity.(b) This state, or an agency, institution, board, or co...
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Dallas city rules.
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