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Kerr County, Texas

Kerrville, TX vacation rental requirements

Kerrville requires a yearly short-term rental permit ($100 new, $50 to renew) and allows rentals only in certain zones. Renewals include any updated floor plan. Stays owe 6% state plus 7% city hotel tax, paid monthly to the city.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026

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Market
About 190 Airbnb listings
City permit
$100, then $50 a year
One permit per unit.Source
Where allowed
R-1A, R-3, RT, DAC, and MU zones
Drawings
Floor plan on file
Submit an updated floor plan with the renewal if anything changed.Source
Hotel taxes
6% state + 7% city
Airbnb doesn’t collect the city tax.Source

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

Kerr County, Texas

  1. 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

City of Kerrville

  1. Check your zoning

    Short-term rentals are allowed in the R-1A, R-3, RT, DAC, and MU zoning districts.Source

  2. Apply online

    Register each unit through MyGovernmentOnline and renew every year, sending any updates such as a new floor plan.Source

    Kerrville 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. Kerrville’s 7% hotel tax isn’t on Airbnb’s collection list; pay it monthly to the City Finance Department.Source

Fees

$100 the first year, $50 a year after

New registration$100
Annual renewal$50

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Sources

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.