Mission, TX Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 1997 Standard Housing Code (by reference)
- Fine range
- $1.00 to $1,000.00 per offense
- Repeat violations
- Each day is a separate offense
- Conflict rule
- Stricter zoning standard controls
Summary
Mission adopts the 1997 Standard Housing Code as the minimum property-maintenance standard for every dwelling in the city, with violations fined up to $1,000 per day under Chapter 46, Article II of the city code.
The 1997 edition of the Standard Housing Code is hereby adopted in its entirety, exclusive of fee related portions. ... Any person violating any provision of the code adopted by the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $1,000.00. Each day in violation of the housing code shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Mission's Article II Housing Code incorporates the 1997 edition of the Standard Housing Code by reference as the city's baseline standard for habitable rental and owner-occupied dwellings, with a copy filed as a public record with the city secretary. Where zoning rules for a given area impose stricter requirements than the adopted housing code, the stricter zoning standard controls instead. Anyone who violates any provision of the adopted code is guilty of an offense and fined between $1.00 and $1,000.00, and each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense, exposing landlords who leave conditions uncorrected to escalating exposure rather than a single flat fine.
Violations & Fines
Fine of $1.00 to $1,000.00 per violation; each day a housing-code violation continues is charged as a separate offense under Sec. 46-33.
Frequently Asked Questions
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