Fort Worth, TX Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

" The article does not restate Chapter 23-8's own decibel or time limits; it simply makes a noise violation at a short-term rental an STR-article offense on top of whatever penalty Chapter 23-8 itself carries. Every registered host must also separately warn guests: § 7-466 requires the owner to give occupants a written "host rules" notice covering, among other topics, "limits on noise" and curfew times, so tenants know the standard before they check in. Noise citations carry consequences beyond the ticket itself. Under § 7-471(a)(1), the STR administrator may revoke a registration if the holder "received one or more citations for violations of this article or any other provision of City Code within the preceding 12-month time period," which reaches a Chapter 23-8 noise citation tied to the rental.

A revoked owner has ten days from notice to file a written appeal with the administrator, and under § 7-472 a final appeal to the city manager or designee, also within ten days of the revocation decision. If the appeal fails, § 7-471(d) bars any new STR registration for that address for one full year from the revocation date. Penalties run through § 7-473: violations are misdemeanors, ordinarily fined up to $500 per offense, rising to a $2,000 cap for offenses tied to zoning, fire safety or public health when a culpable mental state is alleged; each day a violation continues is a separate offense.