4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Midland County, Texas.
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Midland County has no county-level short-term rental permit ordinance for unincorporated areas. Texas counties generally lack zoning authority and cannot license residential land-uses outside subdivision and floodplain rules. The City of Midland's Short-Term Rental program took effect February 1, 2022, requiring registration, a permit, and remittance of a 7% city hotel occupancy tax. Texas Tax Code Chapter 156 (state hotel occupancy tax) applies to stays under 30 days regardless of location.
Midland County imposes a 1% county Hotel Occupancy Tax on STRs under Tex. Tax Code Ch. 352, adopted 7/23/2007 via Senate Bill 1463. Operators also remit the 6% State HOT (Ch. 156). Inside Midland city limits, an additional 7% city STR tax applies (Ord. 10190).
Midland County does NOT impose STR parking requirements in unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack zoning authority (Tex. LGC Ch. 233) and the county has no STR ordinance. Limits come only from Subdivision Regulations, Tex. Transp. Code §545.301, and city STR rules inside Midland.
Tex. Transp. Code Sec. 545.302 (Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Certain Places)
Sec. 545.302. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES. (a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle:(1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;(2) on a sidewalk;(3) in an intersection;(4) on a crosswalk;(5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite th...
Midland County does NOT set STR occupancy caps in unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack zoning authority (Tex. LGC Ch. 233) and the county has no STR ordinance. Effective ceilings come from septic (OSSF) capacity under 30 TAC Ch. 285. City of Midland STR rules apply inside city limits.
Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 92.010 (Occupancy Limits)
Sec. 92.010. OCCUPANCY LIMITS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the maximum number of adults that a landlord may allow to occupy a dwelling is three times the number of bedrooms in the dwelling.(b) A landlord may allow an occupancy rate of more than three adult tenants per bedroom:(1) to the extent that the landlord is required by a state or federal fair housing law to allow a hig...
1 cities in Midland County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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