Dallas, TX Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Strike threshold
- 2+ citations in 12 months
- Egregious offense
- Immediate discretionary revocation
- Reapplication ban
- 1 year
- Appeal path
- Permit and license appeal board, Sec. 2-96
- Owner-wide effect
- Can reach all of owner/host's registrations
Summary
Dallas can revoke a short-term rental's registration if the property draws two or more citations for code, state, or federal violations in the preceding year, covering everything from unapproved parking to noise and unpaid hotel occupancy tax. A single egregious offense, like a drug or prostitution incident, can trigger revocation on its own.
(a) The director may revoke a short-term rental registration if the property registered as a short-term rental is the site of two or more citations for violations of the Dallas City Code or state or federal law two or more times in the preceding year. Violations considered under this provision include, but are not limited to, parking on unapproved surfaces, failure to maintain the property free of litter, exceeding noise limitations, disorderly or criminal conduct, failure to pay hotel occupancy tax, or any of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) A short-term rental registration issued under this chapter may be revoked at the director's discretion if an egregious offense occurs at the property.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 42B-10(a) lets the director of the department that administers Chapter 42B revoke a short-term rental's registration once the property has been the site of two or more citations for violations of the Dallas City Code, or of state or federal law, within the preceding year. The ordinance lists non-exclusive examples: parking on unapproved surfaces, letting litter accumulate, exceeding noise limitations, disorderly or criminal conduct, failing to pay hotel occupancy tax, or violating any provision of Chapter 42B itself. Subsection (b) gives the director separate, discretionary authority to revoke immediately if an egregious offense occurs at the property, defined elsewhere in the chapter as conduct causing or threatening a serious risk to public health and safety, including drug crimes, prostitution, or a serious breach of the peace.
Revocation under Subsection (c) can extend to every other registration held by the same owner or host citywide. The director must notify the owner and host by certified mail with the stated reason and a right to appeal (Subsection (d)), and a revoked party is barred from reapplying for a full year (Subsection (e)). A revocation is final unless the owner or host appeals to the permit and license appeal board under Sec. 2-96 (Subsection (f)); filing an appeal stays the revocation until the board rules (Subsection (g)).
Violations & Fines
A short-term rental that racks up two citations in 12 months, or one egregious offense, can lose its registration under Sec. 42B-10, and every other registration the same owner or host holds in Dallas can be pulled with it. Operating after revocation without a new registration is itself a criminal offense under Sec. 42B-4 and 42B-15, charged as a separate offense each day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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