Texas's largest city and one of the largest metro areas in the country, with a large and varied rental housing stock across single-family and multifamily properties.
Houston landlords are governed by Texas state law; some cities also add local ordinances beyond the state baseline. The summary below is Texas state law — a general starting point, not legal advice — and doesn't capture any Houston-specific ordinances. Verify current rules, including any local ordinances, with an attorney before relying on this for an actual tenancy.
Houston is famous for having no formal zoning code, which is part of why its rental stock is unusually mixed — single-family rentals, garage apartments, and multifamily buildings sit side by side in ways that are less common in zoned cities. Houston has no city-specific landlord-tenant ordinance beyond Texas state law, so landlords here operate under the same statewide rules — including Texas's safe-harbor late fee percentages and short eviction notice periods — as the rest of the state.
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