Short Term Rentals

Judge Says Dallas Short-Term Rentals Can Continue to Operate Temporarily, Trial Date Set For June

By April Towery / December 6, 2023 /

District Judge Monica Purdy granted a temporary injunction on Dec. 6 that will allow Dallas short-term rental owners to continue operating while the matter is tied up in litigation. A non-jury trial is set for June 3, 2024. The Dallas City Council banned short-term rentals from residential neighborhoods in June and vowed to begin enforcing the new…

The Lone Camp General Store is a Great Opportunity For Live, Work, Play, And Community

By Seth Fowler / November 14, 2023 /

Today’s Tarrant County Tuesday takes us West to an enchanted stretch of S. FM 4 called Lone Camp in Palo Pinto County. This might be the most challenging article I’ve written in the eight years with CandysDirt.com. (Yeah, Candy, where’s my anniversary gift?) This is a story of a property that doesn’t fit cleanly in…

Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance Sues City to Continue Operating in Neighborhoods

By April Towery / October 3, 2023 /

The Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance announced Monday the hire of “top litigation firm” Lynn Pinker Hurst Schwegmann to sue the City of Dallas, seeking an injunction allowing short-term rentals to continue operating throughout the city limits.  The Dallas City Council banned short-term rentals from residential neighborhoods in June and vowed to begin enforcing the new…

Short-Term Rental Operators Have Unanswered Questions As Enforcement Deadline Looms

By April Towery / August 18, 2023 /

Dallas short-term rental operators were told in June that enforcement of a residential ban would begin at the end of the year, but confusion abounds and a lawsuit is likely on the horizon.  City Manager T.C. Broadnax revealed his recommended budget Aug. 4, proposing nine code enforcement positions and $1.4 million for a new short-term…

Turning Your Second Home into A Short-Term Rental? Read This First.

By Daniel Lalley / August 17, 2023 /

As summer winds down and school starts up, many are abandoning their seasonal retreats and second shelters to return to the real world. In the past, an entire inventory of lakefront cottages and countryside estates would sit dormant, awaiting the following season. Fortunately, things have changed in the era of the iPhone. With the advent…