Short-Term Rental Registration and Insurance Requirements
Richland Hills
Summary
Council simplified the STR registration process, keeping a proof-of-insurance requirement but dropping the $1 million minimum and the city-as-additional-insured clause that operators called impossible to obtain. A third-party vendor is already identifying every STR in town, with registration expected to open around mid-May and annual fire inspections tied to each permit.
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Last discussed Mar 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
Hotel occupancy tax collection begins once the third-party platform launches in mid-May; registration and inspection costs are absorbed by the permit process.
STR operators get a simpler, cheaper path to compliance, and the city gains a registry, tax collection and annual safety inspections.
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