Mission has no published short-term-rental-specific noise ordinance. STR guests are governed by the citywide noise rules in the Mission Code of Ordinances and by Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5) (disorderly conduct - unreasonable noise). Operators should set quiet hours by house rule and confirm current local thresholds with Code Enforcement at 956-580-8697.
Mission, Texas (Hidalgo County) is a Texas home-rule city, so it has full authority to regulate short-term rentals (STRs) under Texas Local Government Code Ch. 51 and 211. As of this update, the City of Mission has not published a stand-alone STR ordinance with its own decibel limits or quiet hours, and Texas has no statewide STR preemption (multiple legislative attempts, including SB 1888/HB 2665 in prior sessions, did not pass into law). That means STR guests in Mission are bound by the same noise rules as any other resident: the citywide noise / nuisance provisions of the Mission Code of Ordinances (administered through Code Enforcement) and the state-law backstop in Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5), which makes it disorderly conduct to make 'unreasonable noise' in a public place or near a private residence. Owners should write quiet hours into the rental agreement (a 10 p.m.-7 a.m. window is the regional norm in the Rio Grande Valley) and post a 24-hour local-contact phone for neighbor complaints. Confirm the current chapter and any decibel/time limits directly with Mission Code Enforcement before publishing house rules.
Citywide noise / nuisance citations issued by Mission Code Enforcement; Class C misdemeanor disorderly-conduct charge under Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01 (fines up to $500 per offense); platform delisting after repeated complaints.
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