Willis has not adopted a dedicated short-term rental ordinance setting per-bedroom guest caps, even though it sits in a heavy Lake Conroe vacation-rental market. Occupancy is governed indirectly by the city-adopted 2024 International Code Council family of codes and general single-household zoning rules.
The City of Willis Code of Ordinances (American Legal Publishing) does not contain a stand-alone short-term rental chapter that imposes a numerical guests-per-bedroom limit. The Building Department has adopted the 2024 International Code Council family of codes (including the International Building Code, International Residential Code, and International Property Maintenance Code) and the 2023 National Electrical Code with no amendments, per the Willis municipal FAQ. These adopted codes contain minimum room-area-per-occupant standards used for overcrowding enforcement. Texas has no statewide STR licensing or occupancy preemption, and Texas Local Government Code Chapter 250 limits how home-rule cities may restrict residential property use. Willis does levy the local Hotel Occupancy Tax under Tex. Tax Code Chapter 351 (city HOT 7%, state HOT 6% under Ch. 156), but the tax chapter does not set occupancy density. Confirm any specific guest-count threshold with the Willis Permit Office at (936) 856-4611.
Because Willis has no dedicated STR per-bedroom cap, enforcement relies on adopted IBC/IPMC overcrowding standards. Violations may result in code-enforcement notices and Class C municipal court fines up to $500 per offense per day under Texas Local Government Code Section 54.001.
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