Carrollton, TX Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)

02 of the Carrollton Code of Ordinances defines a hosting platform as a person or entity that participates in the short-term rental, long-term rental, hotel, or bed and breakfast business by providing, and collecting or receiving a fee for, booking services through which an owner may offer premises or guest rooms to an occupant, whether the occupant pays rent directly to the owner or to the hosting platform. 30(K), adopted with the rest of Chapter 97 by Ordinance 4291 on December 2, 2025, builds a verification duty around that definition: for every rental contract, no later than 24 hours before the booking starts, the STR owner or operator must either perform a sex-offender registry check on the booking guest and any additional adults in the group, or confirm that the hosting platform used to advertise the property has already run that check and can document it.

The owner must keep a copy of the background check or the platform's verification for at least 12 months after the booking date and produce it to the Designated City Official on request. The same section layers on verifying a government-issued photo ID for every adult occupant before check-in, and putting the owner or operator through annual human-trafficking identification and reporting training, with records kept for 12 months. 09's enforcement provisions.