Plano does not require an owner or designated host to remain on the premises during stays. Texas HB 1620 specifically blocks host-presence mandates, allowing fully unhosted whole-home rentals across all Plano residential zones with valid registration.
Some cities outside Texas mandate that an adult host occupy the dwelling whenever guests are present, effectively banning whole-home rentals. Plano cannot adopt that model. HB 1620 protects unhosted rentals, lock-box self-check-in, and absentee operators. Plano may require a 24-hour local contact who can respond within a defined timeframe to nuisance complaints, but that contact need not sleep on site. Operators must still post the local contact, maximum occupancy, parking limits, and trash schedule inside the unit per Plano Ordinance Chapter 8 STR registration rules.
Hosts skipping the local-contact requirement risk registration suspension; cities enforcing presence rules face HB 1620 preemption suits with statutory attorney fees.
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