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Rental Inspections in DeSoto, TX (2026)

1 verified rental inspections rules for DeSoto, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Inspection Programs

Every residential rental in DeSoto, single-family, duplex, multifamily, townhome, or manufactured home, must be registered with the city and inspected annually. Registration costs $10 per unit, and the program took effect February 23, 2021.

DeSoto Requires Registration and Annual Inspection of All Rentals

Significant Restrictions

DeSoto Code of Ordinances art. 3.2300, Registration and Annual Inspection for Single-Family Rental Units (adopted Feb. 23, 2021)

all single-family, two-family/duplex, multi-family, townhomes, and manufactured homes which are rental properties ... The fee is $10.00 per unit. (Example: each side of a duplex counts as a unit, etc.) ... Each unit must be inspected annually.

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement DeSoto city rules.

Rental Inspections in Dallas County