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Corpus Christi Landlord-Tenant Rules

Corpus Christi adds local rules on top of Texas landlord-tenant law. Here is what is different, with the city code or agency page behind each rule.

State preemption of local tenant rulesTexas law sharply limits what the City can do for renters. A Texas city may not adopt, enforce or keep an ordinance in a field the Texas Property Code occupies, and that field expressly includes ordinances that regulate evictions or that prohibit, restrict or delay a notice to vacate or the filing of an eviction suit. For eviction suits filed on or after January 1, 2026, only the Legislature may modify or suspend eviction procedures, and courts may not require mediation or other pre-trial proceedings. Cities also may not bar landlords from refusing tenants because their rent is paid partly with federal housing assistance, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, except protections for military veterans.
SB 38 enrolled text: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00038F.htm. SB 267 enrolled text: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SB00267F.htm.
Source: Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 1.004 (HB 2127, 88th Leg., 2023); Tex. Prop. Code Secs. 24.0043, 24.00506 (SB 38, 89th Leg., 2025); Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 250.007 (SB 267, 84th Leg., 2015)
Habitability/code enforcement & complaint lineCorpus Christi Code Compliance, part of Development Services, enforces the City's property maintenance code, which adopts the International Property Maintenance Code (2015 Edition). Renters can report code violations through the City's 311 system online.
311 reporting portal: https://311.cctexas.com/help/s/
Source: Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances Ch. 13, Art. II, Sec. 13-20

Eviction cases in Corpus Christi are heard in: Nueces County Justice Courts (Justice of the Peace); under the courts' local rules, an eviction must be filed in the justice court for the precinct where the rental is located

Right to a lawyer in eviction cases

No guaranteed right to counsel. No city- or county-funded eviction attorney program was found. Official source

Local agencies

Frequently asked questions

What landlord-tenant rules does Corpus Christi add on top of Texas law?
State preemption of local tenant rules: Texas law sharply limits what the City can do for renters. A Texas city may not adopt, enforce or keep an ordinance in a field the Texas Property Code occupies, and that field expressly includes ordinances that regulate evictions or that prohibit, restrict or delay a notice to vacate or the filing of an eviction suit. For eviction suits filed on or after January 1, 2026, only the Legislature may modify or suspend eviction procedures, and courts may not require mediation or other pre-trial proceedings. Cities also may not bar landlords from refusing tenants because their rent is paid partly with federal housing assistance, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, except protections for military veterans.; Habitability/code enforcement & complaint line: Corpus Christi Code Compliance, part of Development Services, enforces the City's property maintenance code, which adopts the International Property Maintenance Code (2015 Edition). Renters can report code violations through the City's 311 system online.

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Last verified against official sources: October 28, 2026.

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