short-term rentals

A district court has ruled in favor of Fort Worth in a 2023 lawsuit challenging the city’s short-term rental regulations.

A Dallas-area appeals court agreed to continue a pause on two ordinances that would limit the operation of short-term rentals in some parts of the city.

The legal battle between the city of Fort Worth and a coalition of short-term rental operators took the next step with a court hearing held Dec. 19. The saga over the city’s short-term rental regulations is expected to continue into the new year, with no definitive timeline for a verdict.

Both rental operators and the city have asked the 236th Judicial District Court to rule in their favor without going to trial.

The argument on whether short-term rentals can continue to operate in Dallas came up in the Dallas Fifth Court of Appeals. STR owners argued the legality of the two regulations the city passed.

The Dallas City Council voted to essentially ban short-term rentals last year. One council member says the city is missing out on millions in tourism revenue.

A judge halted enforcement of two city ordinances aimed at regulating short-term rentals. Now, city staff says there are limited resources to respond to complaints.

Denton City Council members were divided at Tuesday night’s special called meeting over whether to tighten restrictions on short-term rentals, citing reasons such as the lack of enforcement of current rules that require short-term rental owners to pay the city’s hotel occupancy tax.

The Plano City Council passed an ordinance that bans most new short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods while allow existing properties to continue.

A judge has issued a temporary injunction against Dallas' new rules for short-term rentals, a week before they were set to be enforced. Operators suing the city say the regulations "blatantly violate the state constitution."

More than a dozen Lewisville residents weighed in on short-term rental regulations proposed by the city of Lewisville during a special City Council session Monday evening.