Kyle, TX Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)

Kyle's rental-housing inspection rule is narrower than a citywide program: it applies only to mobile home parks regulated under Chapter 8, Article V. Section 8-152(a) authorizes the building official, city health officer, director of public works, fire chief, and tax assessor-collector to inspect for compliance, and (b) gives them power to enter the property at reasonable times. Subsection (c)(2) requires the park owner to arrange an inspection date, sets the annual inspection cycle, and adds that the park shall be inspected annually or more often upon tenant complaint, meaning a documented tenant complaint can trigger a special visit outside the yearly schedule.

If the inspector finds a violation, the owner pays a reinspection fee for the follow-up visit that confirms the fix. Occupants also owe a duty under § 8-152(e) to give the park owner or an authorized employee access to make repairs needed for compliance. If the city finds a violation, § 8-153 requires written notice describing the problem and a reasonable time to fix it; the park owner can request a city council hearing within ten days of that notice, which pauses the notice's effect while the appeal is pending, except for an emergency order under § 8-181.

Kyle's reviewed Code has no separate ordinance requiring inspection of standard apartment or single-family rental units on tenant request, so that gap leaves renters outside mobile home parks to the general International Property Maintenance Code process under Chapter 8, Article II instead.