Types of Short-Term Rentals

Type 1

Owner-Occupied

(single-family, multifamily or duplex)

Type 2*

Not Owner-Occupied

(single-family or duplex)

Type 3

Either Owner-Occupied or Not Owner-Occupied

(multifamily, not a duplex)

Type 1 Definition:

Are owner-occupied or associated with an owner-occupied principal residence

Include the rental of an entire dwelling unit

OR

If only part of the unit, include at a minimum a sleeping room (with shared full bathroom), is limited to a single party of individuals, and the owner is generally present during the rental

Type 2 Definition:

Are not owner-occupied or associated with an owner-occupied principal residence

Are single-family or duplex properties

Include rental of an entire dwelling unit

Type 3 Definition:

Are either owner-occupied or not owner-occupied

Are part of a multifamily use (apartments, condos, etc.) property

Include the rental of an
entire dwelling unit

Type 1 Rules:

Owners must provide documentation that the property is owner-occupied or is associated with an owner-occupied principal residential unit.

Ownership information on your application must match the deed as recorded with the Travis County Clerk's office or Williamson County Clerk's office. 

Type 2 Rules:

§ 25-2-789 SHORT-TERM RENTAL (TYPE 2) REGULATIONS (D): A short-term rental (Type 2) use may not be located on a lot that is within 1000 feet of a lot on which another short-term rental (Type 2) use is located.

Ownership information on your application must match the deed as recorded with the Travis County Clerk's office or Williamson County Clerk's office.

Type 3 Rules:

Owners must provide documentation of the total number of buildings on the property and the number of units per building.

Owners must comply with applicable geographic caps.

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Ownership information on your application must match the deed as recorded with the Travis County Clerk's office or Williamson County Clerk's office.

Type 1 Application Form:

Type 1 Application Form (PDF 337KB)

Annual Renewal Required

(download .pdf application)

Type 2 Commercial Application Form: 

Please email: STRLicensing@austintexas.gov for a Type 2 commercial application. Availability must be confirmed by staff.

*Only allowed in the following commercial zoning districts:

Central Business District (CBD)

Downtown Mixed Use (DMU)

Planned Unit Development (PUD)

General-Retail - Mixed Use (GR-MU)

Commercial Services - Mixed Use (CS-MU)

Commercial Services - Vertical Mixed Use (CS-V)

General Retail - Vertical Mixed Use (GR-V)

Annual Renewal Required

Type 3 Application Form:

Type 3 Application Form (PDF 330KB)

Annual Renewal Required

(download .pdf application)