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Short-term rental rules in Salado, TX
How Salado regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR permit required with life-safety inspection
- annual permit, non-transferable on sale
- no cap on number of STRs
- no residency or primary-residence requirement
Based on: Village of Salado Ordinance No. 2025-22, 'Short-Term Rental Regulations' (adopted and effective 2025-09-18)
Summary of the rule
§4(A): 'It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to rent, or offer to rent, any short-term rental within the Village or its ETJ without a valid short-term rental permit issued by the Village under this Ordinance.' §4(D): permit valid one (1) year, renewable annually.
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