Collin County, Texas
Plano, TX vacation rental requirements
Plano doesn’t allow new short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods; new ones are limited mostly to apartment complexes and some nonresidential districts. Rentals that operated before May 2023 could stay if registered. Every rental registers yearly ($300) with a floor plan, photos, a self-inspection, and $1 million insurance. Airbnb collects Plano’s 7% hotel tax.
Checked against official sources November 8, 2026Download checklist (PDF)Free. A printable version of this guide to tick off, with the official sources.
These rules come from 2024 news reports; we couldn’t open the city’s short-term rental page. Confirm the current rules and fee with the City of Plano.
Your licensing checklist
In order: the state, the county, then the town.
State of Texas
Know who pays the hotel tax
Airbnb collects and pays the 6% state hotel tax on its bookings. If guests pay you directly or through a site that doesn’t collect, register with the Comptroller and file the state tax yourself.Source
Register for local hotel tax
Your city (and in some places your county) charges its own hotel tax, filed with that city or county, not the state. Airbnb pays it only in the places on its list; everywhere else you register and file it yourself, even for Airbnb bookings.Source
Check your city’s rules
Many Texas cities require a short-term rental permit or registration, and some require an inspection, a local contact, or posted rules. Outside city limits there’s usually no permit, but deed restrictions and HOA rules often limit rentals. Pick your area for the local rules.Source
Collin County, Texas
Then pick your city
Texas counties can’t zone, so short-term rental permits, zoning limits, and the local hotel tax come from the city your home is in. Outside city limits there’s usually no permit, but deed restrictions and HOA rules often limit rentals.Source
City of Plano
Check that your home can be a rental
New short-term rentals are barred from single-family neighborhoods. Homes that were rentals before the May 2023 moratorium can continue as legacy uses only if they registered by August 1, 2024.Source
Register every year
Register online with a floor plan, interior and exterior photos, a self-inspection report, the sites you list on, owner and manager details, a contact who can respond within about an hour, and proof of $1 million liability insurance. The fee is $300.Source
Post the required notices
Post the floor plan, the registration certificate, and the applicable rules inside the rental.Source
Hotel taxes on each stay
Stays of 29 nights or less owe the 6% state hotel tax, which Airbnb collects on its bookings. If guests pay you directly, file it with the Texas Comptroller. Airbnb collects Plano’s 7% hotel tax. For direct bookings, register and file with the city.Source
Fees
$300 a year, $100 back if you qualify
| Short-term rental registration (annual)$100 rebate for completing training and having no incidents in the past 12 months. | $300 |
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Fees are non-refundable. Source
Inspection checklist
What the inspector looks for, from City of Plano’s published checklist.
- Self-inspection reportFiled with the registration.Source
House rules for guests
Sources
- Hotel Occupancy Tax FAQs: Airbnb · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Occupancy tax collection and remittance by Airbnb in Texas · Airbnb
- County zoning authority (Local Government Code ch. 231) · Texas Legislature
- Plano outlaws new short-term rentals in neighborhoods, adopts registration program (April 22, 2024) · Community Impact
- Plano launches online short-term rental registration (July 15, 2024) · Community Impact
- Texas Airbnb market data (active listings) · AirROI
A plain-language summary to help you prepare, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with the office before you apply. Spot something out of date? Email hello@licensedrental.com.