Short-term rentals (under 30 days) owe Texas's 6% state hotel occupancy tax. Cities like Pearland add a local hotel tax under Tax Code Ch. 351; counties authorized under Ch. 352 may add up to 7% in unincorporated areas. Pearland also charges $75 + $100 permit fees.
Texas taxes short-term lodging as a 'hotel.' Any residential property rented to the public for less than 30 days is a hotel under the Tax Code, so the 6% state hotel occupancy tax (Tax Code Ch. 156) applies statewide, including unincorporated Brazoria County. On top of that, an incorporated city may levy a municipal hotel occupancy tax under Chapter 351 — Pearland does, and requires operators to remit it quarterly. Counties may levy a hotel occupancy tax only when specifically authorized by the Legislature under Chapter 352, capped for most counties at 7 percent, applied in unincorporated areas. Pearland permit fees are $75 (application) plus $100 (fire inspection).
Failure to report or remit hotel occupancy tax when due triggers a 5% penalty on the tax owed under Tax Code Ch. 352, plus interest; unpermitted Pearland rentals also face code-enforcement fines.
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