Texas § 211.053 DWELLING UNIT OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS.

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§ 211.053 — DWELLING UNIT OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS.

Texas § 211.053

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 211.053 (2026).

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Sec. 211.053. DWELLING UNIT OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may not adopt or enforce a zoning ordinance, rule, or other regulation that limits the number of people who may occupy a dwelling unit based on:

(1)age;

(2)familial status;

(3)occupation;

(4)relationship status; or

(5)whether the occupants are related to each other by a certain degree of affinity or consanguinity.

(b)A municipality may impose a limit on the number of occupants of a dwelling unit that is not more restrictive than:

(1)one occupant per sleeping room with a minimum floor area of 70 square feet; and

(2)one additional occupant for each additional 50 square feet of floor area in the same sleeping room.

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Sec. 211.053. DWELLING UNIT OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may not adopt or enforce a zoning ordinance, rule, or other regulation that limits the number of people who may occupy a dwelling unit based on:
(1) age;
(2) familial status;
(3) occupation;
(4) relationship status; or
(5) whether the occupants are related to each other by a certain degree of affinity or consanguinity.
(b) A municipality may impose a limit on the number of occupants of a dwelling unit that is not more restrictive than:
(1) one occupant per sleeping room with a minimum floor area of 70 square feet; and
(2) one additional occupant for each additional 50 square feet of floor area in the same sleeping room.