Carrollton, TX Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Strike threshold
- 3 citations within 12 months
- Consequence
- License denial or revocation
- Re-application bar
- 1 year after revocation
- Appeal deadline
- 30 days to Property Standards Board
- Enforcing body
- DCO and Property Standards Board
Summary
Carrollton pulls a short-term rental's lodging license after three citations in 12 months. The Department of Code Operations (DCO) counts convictions under Chapter 97 or any related city code toward denial or revocation, then bars a new license on that address for a full year.
(2) The owner, operator, or manager has previously been convicted of three or more citations for violations of this chapter or any other provisions of the Code of Ordinances relating to the STR or B&B use within the preceding 12-month time period; ... (C) In the event a STR or B&B has its lodging license revoked by the Board, a lodging license shall not be issued for a STR or B&B for the premises for a period of one year from the date the license was revoked and may not operate as a STR or B&B without a lodging license.
Full Breakdown
Under Carrollton Code of Ordinances Chapter 97, a lodging license for a short-term rental (STR) or bed and breakfast (B&B) is both a denial ground and a revocation ground once the owner, operator, or manager racks up three citations within a rolling 12-month period. 27(B)(2) lets the Property Standards Board revoke an already-issued license for the same pattern. 27(C) locks that address out of the program entirely for one year measured from the revocation date. Revocation itself does not happen unilaterally. 06(D)-(E), and the owner may cross-examine witnesses and present evidence. 06(I), though that court appeal does not stay enforcement. 06(H).
Violations & Fines
Operating an STR or B&B without a valid lodging license, including after revocation, is a misdemeanor under Section 97.11, punishable per Section 10.99 for each day the violation continues. Each of the three qualifying citations is itself a separate offense under Section 97.09(A), and the civil penalty track under Section 97.09(J) caps at $1,000 per violation per day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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