3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Denton County, Texas.
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Rent control is prohibited in Denton County and throughout Texas. Texas Local Government Code Section 214.902 expressly preempts all local governments — cities and counties — from adopting rent control ordinances. Landlords in Denton County may set rental rates at any amount the market will bear and may increase rent by any amount upon lease renewal or with proper notice for month-to-month tenancies. No local government in Texas can limit, regulate, or control the amount of rent charged for private residential or commercial property.
Texas Local Government Code, Sec. 214.902 (Rent Control)
Sec. 214.902. RENT CONTROL. (a) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, establish rent control if: (1) the governing body finds that a housing emergency exists due to a disaster as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code; and (2) the governor approves the ordinance. (b) The governing body shall continue or discontinue rent control in the same manner that the governor continu...
Denton County and Texas do not have just cause eviction requirements. Texas is a landlord-friendly state where a property owner may decline to renew a lease for any reason or no reason at all. A landlord may terminate a month-to-month tenancy with proper notice under Texas Property Code without stating a reason. No city or county in Texas has adopted a just cause eviction ordinance, and state preemption under Local Government Code Section 214.902 likely prevents any such local regulation.
Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 24.005 (Notice Required Before Filing Certain Eviction Suits)
Sec. 24.005. NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE FILING CERTAIN EVICTION SUITS. (a) If the occupant is a tenant under a written lease or oral rental agreement, the landlord must give a tenant who defaults or holds over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period at least three days' written notice to vacate the premises before the landlord files a forcible detainer suit, unless the parties have cont...
Denton County does not require rental property registration in unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack the general ordinance-making authority to create rental registration or licensing programs. Landlords renting single-family homes, duplexes, or other residential properties in unincorporated Denton County do not need to obtain a rental permit, register their property, or pay a registration fee to the county. Some cities within Denton County may have rental registration requirements within their municipal jurisdictions.
4 cities in Denton County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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