Garland, TX Water Use Rules: Turf Replacement Rebates (2026)

120(16)(a)(v) is part of the city's water conservation plan and makes it an offense if a person requires the installation of turfgrass or the irrigation of turfgrass on a lawn or landscape located on premises owned, leased, or managed by him or by a dedicatory instrument, meaning an HOA's governing documents cannot force a homeowner to keep or water a grass lawn. Subsection (a)(vi) extends the same protection against cool-season grasses: except for golf courses and athletic fields, it is an offense to knowingly allow the overseeding, sodding, sprigging, broadcasting, or plugging with cool season grasses, or the watering of cool season grasses that intensify water demand.

Together these provisions clear the way for xeriscaping or native, drought-tolerant plantings without a dedicatory instrument or landlord being able to compel a traditional lawn. 93(2)(j), during a Stage 2 water shortage a landlord may not require a tenant to plant or irrigate turfgrass, though the landlord or an HOA representative may hand water it for up to two hours a day if they choose, deducting 75 percent of the master-metered utility bill before allocating charges to tenants.