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Short-term rental rules in Odessa, TX
How Odessa regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- City levies a 7% hotel occupancy tax reaching short-term rental stays under 30 days
- No STR permit, registration or license in the city code
- No cap, no residency requirement and no STR-specific zoning category
Based on: Odessa Code of Ordinances Ch. 11, Art. 11-2 Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax, Secs. 11-2-1, 11-2-2 (Ord. 77-131, 11-8-77; Ord.
Summary of the rule
There is hereby levied a tax on a person who ... pays for the use or possession ... of a room that is in a hotel, costs two dollars ($2.00) or more each day, and is ordinarily used for sleeping, such tax to be equal to seven (7) percent of the price paid for the room.
Last reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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