Rent Control: Dallas vs Garland

Does Dallas have rent control?

No. Dallas has never enacted rent control and the Dallas City Code contains no rent stabilization chapter. Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.902 preempts any Texas city from adopting rent control absent a disaster-related housing emergency finding and gubernatorial approval.

Can Dallas pass a rent control ordinance?

Only if the Dallas City Council finds a housing emergency due to a declared disaster under Tex. Gov't Code § 418.004 and the governor approves the ordinance. Both conditions must be met under Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.902; otherwise any local rent control would be void.

What protections do Dallas tenants have without rent control?

Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92 covers security deposits (30 days under § 92.103), repair-and-deduct (§§ 92.056–92.0563), and retaliation — Tex. Prop. Code § 92.331 bars a rent increase issued within six months of a protected tenant act, with a one month's rent plus $500 penalty under § 92.333.

Does Garland have rent control?

No. Garland has never enacted rent control and the Garland Code of Ordinances contains no rent stabilization chapter. Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.902 preempts municipal rent control absent a disaster-related housing-emergency finding and governor approval.

Can Garland pass a rent control ordinance?

Only under Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.902, which requires Garland City Council to find a housing emergency due to a declared disaster under Tex. Gov't Code § 418.004 and gubernatorial approval. Without both, any local rent control would be void.

What protections do Garland tenants have without rent control?

Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92 covers security deposits (30 days under § 92.103), repair-and-deduct (§§ 92.056–92.0563), and retaliation — § 92.331 bars a rent increase within six months of a protected tenant act, with a one month's rent plus $500 penalty under § 92.333.