Hotels & Lodging in Garland, TX (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Garland, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Garland levies a 7 percent hotel occupancy tax on the price of any room rented in the City, collected by the hotel operator under Code of Ordinances § 40.11. The tax reaches short-term rentals too, since § 40.10's definitions fold short-term rentals into the "hotel" category, but exempts stays under $2 a day, meeting space, and permanent residents.
Garland Hotel Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsGarland, TX Code of Ordinances § 40.11(A)-(B)
(A) A tax upon the cost of or consideration paid by a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, has the use or possession or the right to the use or possession of a room that is in a hotel is hereby levied at the rate of seven percent of the total price to include all goods and services provided by the hotel which are not ordinarily subject...
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