Granite Shoals, TX short-term rental registration
Granite Shoals sends the police. Once the short-term rental application has been submitted and paid for, the Granite Shoals Police Department arranges a time to inspect the property for safety and for compliance with city ordinances — and that inspection is included in the annual fee rather than billed separately, which is the opposite of how most Texas cities on this site handle it. After approval, the city's own marketing side may come calling too, with an offer to list the property in its visitor directory.[3]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified September 20, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Granite Shoals?
Register before you list
What you apply for: Short-term rental registration
- Seasonal homes
- 533
- Housing units
- 2,568
- Residents
- 5,328
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City ruleRegistration required
- City feeNone published
- Tax on each staySet locally
- Seasonal homes208 per 1,000
Granite Shoals short-term rental permit
Granite Shoals requires a short-term rental application, downloaded and completed as the first step, and the city publishes the whole packet on its non-building permits and registration page. Once the application has been submitted and paid for, the Granite Shoals Police Department arranges a time to inspect the property for safety and for compliance with city ordinances, and that inspection is included as part of the annual fee rather than charged on top. After approval, the city's marketing department may make contact to discuss listing the property in the Visit Granite Shoals online digital directory for vacation stays, which requires the rental to be listed with a major platform such as Airbnb or VRBO. Texas adds the layer no city can waive: the state's 6% hotel occupancy tax applies to a room costing $15 or more a day, and the local hotel tax reaches sleeping rooms costing $2 or more a day.[3]
What Granite Shoals asks of you
The first step is to download and complete the city's short-term rental application, published with the non-building permits and registrations.[3]
Once the application has been submitted and paid for, the Granite Shoals Police Department arranges a time to inspect the property for safety and compliance with city ordinances.[3]
That inspection is included as part of the annual fee rather than charged separately.[3]
After approval, the city's marketing department may make contact about listing the property in the Visit Granite Shoals online digital directory for vacation stays, which requires a listing on a major platform such as Airbnb or VRBO.[3]
What Texas asks wherever you host
These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.
Texas issues no state short-term rental licence. The statewide obligation is the hotel occupancy tax, and the Comptroller applies it to houses, condominiums and apartments as well as hotels.[1]
The state rate is 6 percent on a room costing $15 or more each day. Local hotel taxes reach further down, to sleeping rooms costing $2 or more each day, and the local taxing authority collects them itself.[1]
A guest who stays thirty or more consecutive days without interruption becomes a permanent resident and is exempt. Written notice of that intention makes the exemption run from the notice date; any interruption voids it.[2]
What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Granite Shoals
Each layer is set by a different authority, and not all of them are collected by the platform.
| Layer | Rate | Remitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Texas state hotel occupancy tax[1] | 6% | The state revenue department |
| Granite Shoals hotel occupancy tax[3] | Not published | The city |
The city publishes its hotel occupancy tax rate apart from the rental application pages. The state's 6% is due to the Comptroller whatever the local rate turns out to be.[1]
How short-term rental taxes work for US hostsWhat the census counts
How much of Granite Shoals is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 533 of Granite Shoals's 2,568 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use — 208 out of every 1,000. That ranks Granite Shoals 3rd of the 13 Texas cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 3rd of 13
- Share of housing
- 208 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $259,800
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Granite Shoals sits among its neighbors
Marble Falls, TX
Permit required
179 seasonal homes, 51 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in Marble FallsPort Aransas, TX
Registration required
1,957 seasonal homes, 364 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in Port AransasRockport, TX
Registration required
1,361 seasonal homes, 189 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in RockportSouth Padre Island, TX
Registration required
3,704 seasonal homes, 669 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in South Padre IslandFAQ
Granite Shoals short-term rental questions
Who inspects a Granite Shoals short-term rental?
Is the inspection charged separately?
What is the Visit Granite Shoals directory?
Sources
- Hotel Occupancy Tax, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, read on September 20, 2026
- Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemptions (publication 96-224), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, read on September 20, 2026
- Short-Term Rental Application Packet, permits and registration, City of Granite Shoals, read on September 20, 2026
This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on September 20, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.
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