Mission, TX Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

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. 404.4.1). Total dwelling occupancy is also capped by living-room and bedroom area requirements in IPMC Sec. 404.4.2-404.4.3. 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.