Irving, TX Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Section 8-90, Violations; penalty, closes out Chapter 8, Article XI as amended by Ordinance 2026-11269 on May 7, 2026. Subsection (a) makes any violation of the article, or failure to perform a required act, an offense, with each day of continuation counted as a separate offense. Subsection (b) then lays out a three-step ladder tied to repeat violations of the same code provision within a 12-month period: a notice of violation for a first violation, a misdemeanor citation for a second violation of the same code provision within a 12 month period, and a misdemeanor violation and possible revocation of STR registration for each additional violation of the same code provision within a 12 month period.

Subsection (c) lets the Director skip straight to immediate revocation, notwithstanding the enforcement process outlined above, whenever a violation imminently threatens public health or safety, following the revocation procedure in Sec. 8-81(6). Revocation itself requires written notice of the grounds, and, for most causes, 10 days to cure before it takes effect; a registrant can appeal a revocation in writing to the Construction Board of Appeals within seven calendar days under Sec. 8-81(7), and the revocation is stayed while that appeal is pending. Subsection (d) makes an Article XI offense a strict liability offense, so the city does not have to prove intent, and subsection (e) preserves the city's civil remedies, including injunctive relief, on top of any criminal citation.