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Application for residential and non residential burglar alarm and panic alarm permits.
Open records request form for Houston Permitting Center service lines only (form HPC-0001). For other city departments, please visit https://www.houstontx.gov/pia.html.
Last updated: 03/01/2022
List of boarding homes and lodging facility applications and permits issued.
Last updated: February 13, 2026.
Overview of the permitting process for boarding homes, lodging facilities, alternate housing facilities, and correctional facilities.
Last updated: January 7, 2022
How-To Guide On Applying For Certificate of Occupancy
Revised 06-04-2021
Updated: November 2025.
Proposed ordinance changes to lodging facilities.
Last updated 5/01/2020
Last Updated: March 2025
Last Updated: August 2024
Proposed ordinance changes to boarding home facilities
Last updated: 5/01/2020