Dallas Chapter 42B does not create a separate extended home-share or unhosted long-stay tier. Stays under thirty consecutive days fall under the STR definition; longer stays convert to standard residential leases governed by Texas Property Code Chapter 92, not Chapter 42B.
Some cities maintain a hybrid extended home-share license letting owners rent rooms for longer windows beyond standard STR limits. Dallas does not. Chapter 42B defines a short-term rental as the rental of all or part of a residential property for periods of less than thirty consecutive days, with no carve-out for hosted long-stay or extended home-share arrangements. Once a stay reaches thirty days, the booking is treated as a residential tenancy under Texas Property Code Chapter 92, which governs leases, security deposits, and habitability statewide. Hosts cannot use a Chapter 42B registration to extend bookings or operate boarding-house style without separate zoning compliance.
Not applicable as a discrete violation. STRs above thirty days convert to leases under Texas Property Code Ch. 92; non-conforming boarding-house operations face separate Ch. 51A zoning citations.
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