Short Term Rentals (STR)

Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT)

Owners or operators must remit all applicable state, county, and city HOT. If you currently own or operate a STR, you are required to pay or report HOT every month, even if it is a zero amount. The HOT rate is 9% for the City of San Antonio and 1.75% for Bexar County.

Pay HOT

Find more information:

• Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT)
• Finance Department - STR
• Fact Sheet (PDF)

Covenants & Deed Restrictions

The City of San Antonio only enforces City, State, and Federal zoning and development ordinances and statutes and does not enforce covenants and deed restrictions (CC&Rs). It is important and the applicant’s responsibility, to verify the existence of any CC&Rs that may apply to your STR. See IB 234 for additional information.

Resources

STR Activity Report

General Information

• 2024-06-13-0433 STR Ordinance (PDF)
• 2018-11-01-0858 STR Ordinance (PDF)
  • Updating the STR Ordinance
• DSD Academy STR Presentation (PDF)
• Notarized Authorization by Property Owner (PDF)
• Registration Guide (PDF)
• STR Application, Permit, Enforcement Fact Sheet (PDF)
• STR Record Search Guide (PDF)

Tracking

• FY 2025 STR Annual Report (PDF)
• FY 2024 STR Annual Report (PDF)
• FY 2023 STR Annual Report (PDF)
• FY 2022 STR Annual Report (PDF)
• Monthly Report (PDF)