Texas § LG.211.053 - DWELLING UNIT OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
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§ LG.211.053. DWELLING UNIT OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
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. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (S.B. 1567 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Section LG.211.053 ("DWELLING UNIT OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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