Lubbock has no STR-specific occupancy cap, but IPMC limits occupants by bedroom area (70 sq ft first, 50 each added) and fire code requires egress and smoke alarms.
Lubbock has adopted the International Property Maintenance Code which sets minimum floor area per occupant. Under IPMC 404, sleeping rooms must provide at least 70 square feet for one occupant and 50 additional square feet per additional occupant. Every sleeping room must have an emergency egress window meeting IRC Section R310 dimensions. The International Fire Code as adopted by Lubbock Fire Marshal applies to dwellings used for transient occupancy and requires functional smoke alarms in each sleeping room and on each level, plus carbon monoxide alarms where fuel-burning appliances or attached garages exist. HOAs and deed restrictions under TX Property Code Chapter 209 may impose additional occupancy restrictions. A common best practice is maximum 2 guests per bedroom plus 2, but the actual code limit is area-based.
Overcrowding or egress violations: IPMC citations up to 2000 dollars per day. Missing smoke alarms: fire code violations with daily accrual.
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