Lubbock does not require that short-term rentals be the operator primary residence. Investors and out-of-state owners may operate STRs in residential zones, subject only to tax, parking, and nuisance rules.
Unlike Austin Type 2 or Fort Worth STR rules, Lubbock has no ordinance limiting STRs to a host primary residence. Investor-owned whole-home rentals are permitted in single-family neighborhoods near Texas Tech, in the Depot District, and along the Loop 289 corridor. Texas HB 1620 and related preemption efforts would prohibit Lubbock from later adopting primary-residence-only limits. Operators still must collect the 7 percent city Hotel Occupancy Tax, the 6 percent state HOT, and follow Lubbock noise and trash ordinances. Homeowners associations may impose private deed restrictions on STRs even when the city does not.
No city-level primary-residence violation exists. HOA covenants, however, may impose fines or injunctive relief on investor STR operators in deed-restricted neighborhoods.
Lubbock, TX
Lubbock HOAs enforce CCRs under the Texas POA Act (Property Code Ch. 209). Notice and cure are required, and Ch. 202 owner rights override conflicting restri...
Lubbock, TX
Lubbock does not impose a host-presence requirement on short-term rentals, and Texas HB 1620-style preemption efforts further limit cities from restricting u...
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