Mission, TX Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated STR Occupancy Cap
- None published
- Sleeping-Room Minimum
- 70 sq ft for first occupant + 50 sq ft each additional (IPMC 404.4.1)
- State HOT
- 6% under Texas Tax Code Ch. 156 (stays under 30 days)
- City HOT Cap
- Up to 7% under Texas Tax Code Ch. 351
- Mission Local HOT Rate
- Confirm with City Finance / City Hall: 956-580-8650
- Statewide STR Preemption
- None - city may add an occupancy cap
- Statewide STR Insurance Mandate
- None
- Planning Department
- 956-580-8672
Summary
Mission has no published STR-specific occupancy cap. Maximum occupancy is set by the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) bedroom-area rules and the city's adopted building / fire codes. Stays under 30 days are 'hotel' use under Texas Tax Code Ch. 156 (6% state HOT) and Ch. 351 (city HOT, max 7%).
Sec. 92.010. OCCUPANCY LIMITS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the maximum number of adults that a landlord may allow to occupy a dwelling is three times the number of bedrooms in the dwelling. (b) A landlord may allow an occupancy rate of more than three adult tenants per bedroom: (1) to the extent that the landlord is required by a state or federal fair housing law to allow a higher occupancy rate; or (2) if an adult whose occupancy causes a violation of Subsection (a) is seeking temporary sanctuary from family violence ... (d) In this section: (1) "Adult" means an individual 18 years of age or older. (2) "Bedroom" means an area of a dwelling intended as sleeping quarters.
Full Breakdown
Mission, Texas does not publish an STR-specific maximum-guest formula (such as '2 per bedroom + 2'). Functional occupancy is therefore set by the building and property-maintenance codes the City has adopted. The International Property Maintenance Code, used widely in Texas including by Mission, limits sleeping-room occupancy by floor area: a sleeping room must provide at least 70 square feet for the first occupant and 50 additional square feet for each additional occupant (IPMC Sec. 1). Total dwelling occupancy is also capped by living-room and bedroom area requirements in IPMC Sec.
3. On the tax side, any rental of a residence for fewer than 30 consecutive days is a 'hotel' under Texas Tax Code Ch. 156, which imposes the 6% state Hotel Occupancy Tax remitted to the Texas Comptroller, and Ch. 351, which authorizes Texas cities to impose a local Hotel Occupancy Tax up to 7%. Operators should confirm Mission's current local HOT rate and remittance instructions directly with the City Finance Department before collecting tax. There is no statewide STR insurance mandate in Texas; do not advertise insurance minimums you have not separately confirmed in writing with the City.
Violations & Fines
Property-maintenance citations and Certificate of Occupancy enforcement for overcrowding; assessment of unpaid 6% state HOT plus penalties and interest by the Texas Comptroller; assessment of unpaid local HOT, plus interest, by the City of Mission.
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