{"id":478741,"date":"2026-10-28T01:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/478741\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T01:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:06:11","slug":"fight-over-dallas-short-term-rental-ban-heads-to-texas-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/478741\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight over Dallas short-term rental ban heads to Texas Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DALLAS – The saga of a Dallas ordinance banning short-term rental properties in neighborhoods could soon come to an end, as the case heads to the Texas Supreme Court later this year.<\/p>\n

Dallas short-term rental ban \"\" <\/p>\n

Timeline:<\/p>\n

In 2023, Dallas passed an ordinance that banned short-term rental properties in neighborhoods. This affected rentals from companies like Airbnb and Vrbo.<\/p>\n

The ordinance was put on hold in 2024 when a lawsuit filed by the Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance resulted in a temporary restraining order being granted.<\/p>\n

A state appeals court later upheld the temporary restraining injunction in February 2025. The TRO has remained in place ever since, allowing short-term rentals in Dallas neighborhoods to continue operating.<\/p>\n

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Local perspective:<\/p>\n

In Dallas, neighbors of a rental property located near North Plano Road and West Buckingham Road say the property has caused headaches ever since it was first listed for rent in April 2026.<\/p>\n

“They come back around 2:30 in the morning, and they continue partying until like 5 a.m. with very loud music,” Kinzie Russell, who lives near the property, tells FOX 4’s Lori Brown.<\/p>\n

The six-bedroom house describes itself as the “ultimate Dallas group getaway,” and features a sauna, mini theater, and more. \u00a0Russell says it has been rented every week since April, resulting in parties both during the night and during the day.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes cops show. Most of the time they don’t ever come.”<\/p>\n

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David Schwarte, a retired attorney, represents the Texas Neighborhood Coalition, which seeks to enforce the ban.<\/p>\n

“No sensible person would argue that Marriott or Hilton could buy a home in a single-family residential neighborhood and begin operating a hotel. And there is no difference here between that and operating a mini hotel, except the short-term rentals are actually worse,” Schwarte says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And the reason they’re worse is they are unstaffed. And there’s nobody there to check bad behavior before it gets out of control.”<\/p>\n

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The other side:<\/p>\n

Appellate attorney David Coale represents the Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance, which seeks to overturn the ordinance. He tells FOX 4 the current ban is too sweeping.<\/p>\n

“Ninety-plus percent of the short-term rentals in Dallas banned outright without really a well-explained justification on the other side,” Cole said. “We’ve argued that violates the Texas state constitution’s protection of economic liberty.”<\/p>\n

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Both Coale and Schwarte are encouraged the Texas Supreme Court is taking up the case.<\/p>\n

“I think this signals that the Supreme court is interested in this topic statewide,” Coale said.<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case on December 3. A ruling on the ban will likely be issued in early 2027.<\/p>\n

Regardless of who the Texas Supreme Court sides with, both Coale and Schwarte expect the ruling to have a statewide impact.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story comes from proponents and opponents of the Dallas short-term rental ban, as well as previous FOX 4 reporting on the ban.<\/p>\n

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