Fayette County, Texas
Round Top, TX vacation rental requirements
Round Top has a vacation rental market, but couldn’t confirm its short-term rental rules online. Stays owe 6% state + 7% town hotel tax. Ask the city before you list.
Checked against official sources November 8, 2026Download checklist (PDF)Free. A printable version of this guide to tick off, with the official sources.
Round Top is a small town with a big antiques-show rental market. We couldn’t find its rental rules online in November 2026; many rentals near Round Top are outside town limits, where no town rules or town tax apply.
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
Fayette County, Texas
Then your city
Texas counties can’t zone, so rental rules come from the city your home is in. Outside city limits there’s usually no permit, but deed restrictions and HOA rules may limit rentals. Pick your city.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. Fayette County doesn’t report a county hotel tax to the Comptroller. Cities that levy a hotel tax collect it themselves; Airbnb doesn’t collect local tax anywhere in Fayette County.Source
Town of Round Top
Ask the city about a permit
Ask the Town of Round Top whether a short-term rental needs a permit, registration, or inspection at your address, and whether zoning limits where they’re allowed. Check your deed restrictions and HOA rules too.
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. Round Top’s 7% hotel tax isn’t on Airbnb’s collection list, so ask the town how to register and file it yourself, Airbnb bookings included.Source
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
- Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting 2025 · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (data.texas.gov)
- 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.