Dallas Chapter 42B (2023) requires STR registration and frames lawful operation around the property's primary-residence character, but does not impose a hosted-only requirement directing the owner to remain physically on-site during guest stays. Enforcement is partly enjoined pending litigation.
Dallas City Council adopted Chapter 42B in June 2023 to license short-term rentals and concentrate them in residential zones tied to owner-occupied primary residences. The ordinance does not contain a Chicago-style hosted-only rule mandating that the operator sleep on-site during a booking. Instead, it relies on registration, primary-residence framing, and zoning restrictions limiting STRs to multifamily and mixed-use districts. A Dallas County district court enjoined enforcement of the residential zoning prohibition in 2024, leaving the registration regime active while the legal challenge proceeds. Hosts must still meet life-safety, occupancy, and notice-to-neighbors duties even where presence is not required.
Operating without registration or violating safety, occupancy, or neighbor-notice requirements draws civil citations under Chapter 42B and Chapter 27, with fines escalating per offense and possible permit revocation.
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