Plano, TX Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)
Rent control rules in Plano, TX, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Summary
Plano has NO local rent control ordinance. Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.902 preempts Texas cities from enacting rent control absent a declared disaster-related housing emergency and governor approval. The Plano Code of Ordinances contains no rent stabilization chapter.
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 continues or discontinues a state of disaster under Section 418.014, Government Code. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.108, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 214.903. FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCES. (a) The governing body of a municipality
Full Breakdown
Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.902 bars Texas cities from enacting rent control unless (1) the governing body finds a housing emergency due to a disaster under Tex. Gov't Code § 418.004 and (2) the governor approves the ordinance. Plano has made no such finding. Month-to-month landlords may raise rent on one month's notice under Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001; fixed-term rent is locked until renewal. Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92 still applies: 30-day security deposit return (§ 92.103), repair-and-deduct (§§ 92.056–92.0563), and § 92.331 prohibition on retaliatory rent increases within six months of a protected tenant act.
Violations & Fines
No city overage exists. A retaliatory rent increase, within six months of a protected tenant act, triggers a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $500 plus actual damages, court costs, and attorney fees under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.333.
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