DALLAS — The City of Dallas has requested the Supreme Court of Texas intervene after lower courts blocked enforcement of an ordinance that would ban most short-term rentals, like Airbnb and VRBO, in the city, in hopes of being able to enforce the ban ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a filing shows.

The fight over short-term rentals in Dallas goes back to 2023, when the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance to ban short-term rentals from areas with single-family zoning.

The Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance sued the City after the ordinance was passed, arguing the ordinance was unconstitutional and seeking a court order blocking the city from enforcing the ban, which the trial court later granted. The City appealed, with the appeals court upholding a lower court’s decision blocki

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