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Hood County, TX vacation rental rules and taxes

Hood County is one of the few Texas counties with extra development authority (lot coverage, density, building size, roads, water and sewer), but that doesn’t include a rental permit, and we found no county short-term rental rules. It doesn’t report a county hotel tax. Inside Granbury, rentals are allowed only in the historic overlay districts.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026
County rental rules
None found
The county’s special powers cover development, not rentals.Source
County hotel tax
None reported
Market
About 420 Airbnb listings
Listed under Granbury, many outside city limits on Lake Granbury.Source

Local Government Code ch. 231 lets the Hood County Commissioners Court set some development rules (lot coverage, density, building size). Ask the county about new construction; it doesn’t license rentals.

What to do

  1. Inside or outside Granbury?

    Inside Granbury, the city’s permit and overlay-district rules apply. Outside city limits (most lake subdivisions, Pecan Plantation, DeCordova), there’s no city permit, but deed restrictions and property owners’ association rules often limit rentals.Source

  2. 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. Outside Granbury, we found no local hotel tax reported to the Comptroller.Source

Towns

Full guide

Granbury

Inside Granbury, short-term rentals are allowed only in the historic overlay districts and need a city permit and a certificate of occupancy. Homes are limited to three bedrooms and two guests per bedroom, with a parking space per bedroom. You file the city’s 7% hotel tax yourself.

Sources

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