San Antonio requires a short-term rental permit for each unit, valid for three years. Type 1 permits cover owner- or operator-occupied rentals at $450, and Type 2 permits cover rentals that are not owner or operator occupied at $1,000, each with an 8% surcharge. Short-term rentals pay hotel occupancy tax of 9% to the city, 1.75% for Bexar County and 6% to the state.
Facts
| Field | Value | Stated by |
|---|---|---|
| Place | San Antonio | - |
| State | TX | - |
| Jurisdiction type | city | - |
| Permit required | Yes | Source 1 |
| Permit name | Short Term Rental (STR) permit, Type 1 or Type 2 | - |
| Permit fee (USD) | $1,000 | Source 1 |
| Fee notes | Type 2 (not owner or operator occupied): $1,000. Type 1 (owner or operator occupied): $450. An 8% surcharge is applied to all application fees. | - |
| Renewal period | 3 years | Source 1 |
| Non-owner-occupied rental allowed | Yes | Source 1 |
| Caps and zoning limits | A separate permit is required per individual unit and permits are not transferable to another owner. Density limits are calculated per blockface (one side of the street between intersections); once the density limit is reached, a special exception from the Board of Adjustment is needed ($460 for properties with a Homestead Exemption, $690 for all others, plus the 8% surcharge). The permits page gives no density percentage and does not tie the limit to a permit type. | Source 1 |
| Annual night cap | unknown | - |
| Local lodging tax | 9% | Source 2 |
| State lodging tax | 6% | Source 2 |
| Platform collects tax | unknown | - |
| Tax notes | 9% city hotel occupancy tax (7% general + 2% Convention Center expansion). The City also collects 1.75% for Bexar County, and the State of Texas imposes 6%, for 16.75% in total. Delinquent city tax accrues a 5% penalty, and a further 5% a month later. | - |
| Penalties | unknown | - |
| Fields not confirmed | Annual night cap; Platform collects tax; Penalties | - |
| Last checked | 2026-10-07 | - |
| Dataset row id | san-antonio-tx | - |
"unknown" means the value was not found on the official pages read on the check date, not that no such rule exists. "Stated by" points to the numbered source below.
Sources
- City of San Antonio Development Services: STR Permits
- City of San Antonio Finance: Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT). Published on www.sa.gov. Address: https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/Finance/Taxes-Fees/HOT
At most one official page per place is linked; every other source is cited as text with its full address.
Sources last checked: 2026-10-07