Rental Property Rules in El Paso, TX (2026)
2 verified rental property rules for El Paso, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Just Cause Eviction
El Paso has NO local just-cause eviction ordinance. Texas is a no-cause termination state under Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001: a month-to-month tenancy may be ended by either party on 30 days' written notice without stating a reason. Fixed-term leases may be terminated for breach under Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 24.
El Paso Just Cause Eviction: No Local Ordinance. Texas State Law Only
Few RestrictionsTexas Property Code Sec. 24.001, 24.002 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
Sec. 24.001. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. (a) A person commits a forcible entry and detainer if the person enters the real property of another without legal authority or by force and refuses to surrender possession on demand. Sec. 24.002. FORCIBLE DETAINER. (a) A person who refuses to surrender possession of real property on demand commits a forcible detainer if the person:(1) is a tenan...
Repairs & Habitability
El Paso enforces habitability through Chapter 18.50, which adopts the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments as the city's minimum-conditions standard for both occupied and vacant structures, covering plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems, and fire safety, enforced through the Planning and Inspections Department and the Building and Standards Commission.
El Paso Property Maintenance Code for Rentals
Some RestrictionsEl Paso City Code §§ 18.50.020, 18.50.040, 18.50.100, 18.50.120, 18.50.150
18.50.020 - Adoption: "The book entitled 'International Property Maintenance Code,' 2021 Edition, a copy of which authenticated by the city clerk is on file in the city clerk's office, is adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the city, as fully as if copied at length in this chapter, but with the amendments set forth in this chapter and Chapter 18.02..." 18.50.040 - Section 301.1 Scope, a...
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