REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.
Austin City Code § 4-14-3
in effect§ 4-14-3 - REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.
(A) Except as provided in Subsection (C), a rental registration issued under this article is required for multi-family rental property or single-family rental property occupied by a non-owner if the following conditions are met:
(1) two or more separate notices of violation are issued for the same property within a consecutive 24 month period and the owner of the property fails to correct the violations within the time frame required by the code official;
(2) five or more separate notices of violation are issued on separate days for the same property within a consecutive 24 month period regardless of whether the owner of the property corrects the violations within the time frame required by the code official; or
(3) two or more citations are issued for the same property within a consecutive 24 month period.
(B) The violations identified in the notices and citations must be related to the Chapter 25-12 (Technical Codes), Chapter 10-5, Article 2 (Sanitary Condition of Real Property), Chapter 10-7 (Pools and Spas), or Section 25-11-32 (Permit Required).
(C) This article does not apply to:
(1) Owner-occupied rental units; or
(2) Residential units regulated by another section of the Code.
Source: Ord. 20130926-081; Ord. No. 20141120-003, Pt. 2, 12-1-14; Ord. No. 20221027-023, Pt. 2, 11-7-22; Ord. No. 20221027-025, Pt. 2, 11-7-22.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BUREPERE_CH4-14REPR_ART1REREPR_S4-14-3REREEXFetched: 10/27/2026