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When is rental registration or license renewal due in Dallas?
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Rental registration: register before leasing, renew every year (registration expires one year after the registration date)
When: Every year from the registration date
Register a rental property with Dallas Code Compliance before you lease it, and renew every year: a registration expires one year after its registration date. Single-family homes, each duplex unit and condo units pay $74 a year per unit (from October 1, 2025), with an annual owner's self-inspection checklist and affidavit. Multitenant properties pay $13 per unit. The city also inspects single-family rentals at least once every five years.
"Rental properties and condominium associations must provide a complete registration to the director annually." codelibrary.amlegal.com
"must be submitted before the owner leases the property or before any condominium units are occupied." codelibrary.amlegal.com
Rental registration: register before leasing, renew every year (registration expires one year after the registration date) Verified
Deadline: Every year from the registration date
Register a rental property with Dallas Code Compliance before you lease it, and renew every year: a registration expires one year after its registration date. Single-family homes, each duplex unit and condo units pay $74 a year per unit (from October 1, 2025), with an annual owner's self-inspection checklist and affidavit. Multitenant properties pay $13 per unit. The city also inspects single-family rentals at least once every five years.
Who it covers: Single-family homes, each duplex unit and condominium units that are rented (not owner-occupied), plus multitenant properties. Enter the last registration date in the calendar builder to get the renewal date.
"Rental properties and condominium associations must provide a complete registration to the director annually." codelibrary.amlegal.com
"must be submitted before the owner leases the property or before any condominium units are occupied." codelibrary.amlegal.com
"$74 on or after October 1, 2025 per single dwelling unit rental property." codelibrary.amlegal.com
"a non-refundable fee of $74 .00 and an annual Owner's Self Inspection Checklist with the affidavit for each dwelling or unit." dallascityhall.com
Notes: Dallas City Code Chapter 27, Sec. 27-30 and 27-31; Code Compliance Single-Family Rental Registration program page. The city's FAQ page still lists the earlier $64 fee; the code and program page give $74 from October 1, 2025. Renew online through the city's VGOV portal. Properties not leased can file an exemption affidavit.
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