Carrollton, TX Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

02 requires anyone who rents, leases or lets a single-family dwelling to register that property with the city and renew the registration annually on the date the Director of Code Operations (DCO) prescribes. The DCO has 30 days after receiving an application to either issue a certificate of registration or notify the owner the application does not comply. A single-family certificate is valid for the current calendar year and cannot be assigned or transferred; an owner with rentals at more than one address must file a separate registration for each address.

The application must list the owner's name, address, phone numbers and driver's license or ID number; partnership or corporate ownership details including registered agent and officers; the property manager's contact information; the rental unit's street address; and each primary tenant over 18 with their driver's license number, plus the number of occupants and any change of occupancy since the last registration. 02(B) works the same way but the certificate runs 12 calendar months from issuance rather than the calendar year, and the application substitutes the number of apartment units for individual tenant information.

On a change of ownership, the new owner must submit a fresh registration within 30 days of acquiring the property. 02(C), the DCO mails each registered owner a renewal notice, but a missed mailing does not excuse the owner: it remains the owner's responsibility to renew by the date on the prior notice regardless of whether a new one arrives.