Dallas Short-Term Rental Ordinance Chapter 42B, adopted 2023 and partly enjoined in litigation, escalates enforcement on repeat-violator hosts: progressive fines, registration suspension, and revocation after multiple substantiated violations within a rolling twelve-month period.
The 2023 Dallas STR Ordinance codified at City Code Chapter 42B includes a repeat-violator framework alongside its registration and zoning restrictions. Hosts accumulate strikes for substantiated violations of noise (Chapter 30), occupancy caps, parking rules, trash, fire-code limits, or registration fraud. Three substantiated violations within a rolling twelve-month period trigger escalating administrative penalties under Chapter 42B-9: first warning, second civil fine, third suspension, and fourth revocation with a multi-year ban on re-registration at the same property. Code Compliance staff and the Marshal's Office investigate complaints, often through the city's STR hotline. Portions of the ordinance, particularly the residential-zone ban, were enjoined in litigation in 2024, but the repeat-violator provisions remain in effect for permitted STRs.
Each substantiated violation carries fines up to $2,000 per day under Chapter 42B-9. Three strikes trigger registration suspension; four strikes trigger revocation and a multi-year property ban. The city may also pursue civil injunctions.
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