Rental Property Rules in Texarkana, TX (2026)
1 verified rental property rules for Texarkana, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Repairs & Habitability
Texarkana runs the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code on every rental and scores apartment complexes on 14 safety factors; a 12-month habitability score over 5.0 gets the whole complex declared a substandard public nuisance.
Texarkana Rental Habitability & Property Maintenance
Significant RestrictionsSec. 105-360. - Habitability score and abatement.
When the habitability score for any 12-month period exceeds 5.0, the entire apartment complex shall be deemed as substandard. All apartment complexes which are determined after inspection by the building official to be substandard are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedures and public hearing b...