Practice Area

Short-Term Rental Dispute in HOA — Airbnb and VRBO

Texas Courts · Ch. 202 & 209 TPCA

Situation — How This Comes Up

My HOA passed a new rule banning short-term rentals and is trying to retroactively apply it to me.

What You Need to Know First

Whether an HOA can ban short-term rentals — and whether that ban can apply to owners who began renting before the rule was adopted — is one of the most actively litigated issues in Texas HOA law right now.

Full Analysis

Texas courts have addressed HOA short-term rental bans with inconsistent results. The key issues are whether the restriction was properly adopted, whether the restriction is retroactive, and whether grandfathering rights exist for owners who were already renting.

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