What we checked
- Dallas, TX's short-term-rental registration requirement
- Dallas, TX's lodging-tax requirement
What we found
- →A licence is required
- →Lodging tax applies
Read this before you list — these are rules you must confirm, not a verdict.
This page is informational, not legal advice, and not a guarantee. Only the
base zoning above is checked live, and even that is just the zone designation — not a ruling
that short-term rental is allowed at this address. Short-term-rental legality is mostly
decided by layers we do not verify here: city registration,
primary-residence requirements, night caps,
RSO / rent-stabilized & ADU restrictions, and your HOA or condo rules
(an HOA can ban STR even where the city allows it). Confirm every rule with the issuing
authority before you advertise or accept a booking.
Dallas, TX · free check
Short-term rental rules (preview)
What you get free: the city's core registration + lodging tax to confirm.
Full packet, fine exposure, and stage checklist are in the $49 report below.
Registration / license
Short-term rental registration (Hotel Occupancy Tax account)
CostFree — confirm current requirements on the registration page (a separate 2023 land-use/registration ordinance is currently enjoined by court order; confirm its status before relying on it)
Issued byCity of Dallas (Financial Transparency / City Controller's Office HOT Team)
Lodging / occupancy tax
Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT)
Rate9% of net room revenue (per the official HOT page) — confirm current rate with the City Controller's Office HOT Team
Paid toCity of Dallas City Controller's Office (HOT Team)
🔒 In the $49 report (not free)