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Denton County, Texas

Lewisville, TX vacation rental requirements

Lewisville caps short-term rental permits at 150 citywide and, since October 2025, requires houses used as rentals to be at least 1,000 feet apart. Permits renew every year. You file the city’s 7% hotel tax monthly through the city’s STR portal.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026

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Market
About 160 Airbnb listings
City permit
Required, yearly; capped at 150
Applications close when the cap is reached.Source
Spacing
1,000 feet between houses
Multifamily: 3% of units or 2 units, whichever is more.Source
Hotel taxes
6% state + 7% city
You file the city tax yourself, even for Airbnb bookings.Source

The city’s page lists inspection and guest-brochure resources but not the fee or the inspection items; ask the city.

Your licensing checklist

In order: the state, the county, then the town.

State of Texas

  1. 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

    Texas hotel occupancy tax →

  2. 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

  3. 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

Denton County, Texas

  1. 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 Lewisville

  1. Check the cap and spacing

    Lewisville issues no more than 150 active permits. A single-family or duplex rental must be at least 1,000 feet from another; in apartment buildings, no more than 3% of units (or 2 units) can be rentals.Source

  2. Apply for the permit

    Apply for a Short-Term Rental Unit permit in the city’s portal when applications are open, and renew at least 30 days before it expires.Source

    Lewisville short-term rentals →

  3. 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. File Lewisville’s 7% hotel tax form every month through the city’s STR portal; Airbnb doesn’t collect it.Source

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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.