Sell Your Corinth House or Rental

Corinth's county offices in one place

Corinth is a city of about 24,450 people (2024 estimate, U.S. Census Bureau), and the Census counts every resident in Denton County. So whatever your reason for selling, the county offices are the same ones:

Your tax statement shows which taxing units bill the property; check it rather than assuming one office collects for all of them.

Between tenants: Corinth's certificate of occupancy rule

Corinth has its own rule for rental houses. Under the city's single-family rental rules (Code of Ordinances sections 150.200 to 150.203), a "rental unit" is a single-family home, duplex unit or townhome that the owner does not live in and that is rented or offered for rent. For those units:

• Every time a tenant moves out, the owner must apply for and receive a certificate of occupancy from the building official before the next tenant moves in. A first-time rental needs one too.
• The building official does the initial inspection within three working days of the application, and any reinspection within two working days of a request.
• If deficiencies turn up, the building official may block occupancy until they are fixed.
• Water cannot be connected for a new tenant until the certificate is issued. While the unit is vacant, the owner may connect water for maintenance only.
• Annual registration of the rental with the city is required.

This matters when a landlord decides to sell rather than re-rent after a tenant leaves. Re-renting means an inspection and possibly repairs before anyone can move in. A sale to a buyer who will live in the house is a different path, and you can weigh both before you call a contractor.

If you would rather repair and stay

Not every owner wants to sell. Corinth's code also sets up a Property Residential Enhancement Program (PREP) that helps homeowners pay for outside repairs. According to Chapter 150 of the code:

• The home must be a detached single-family or two-family house in city limits, at least five years old, and the applicant must have owned and lived in it as a principal residence for at least two years.
• Only exterior work qualifies, such as roofing, windows, exterior doors, siding and trim, gutters and drainage, fencing, driveways and weatherproofing paint. Purely cosmetic work and repairs covered by insurance do not.
• Grants are a 50% match. The city matches up to $5,000 for households at or below 80% of median family income under HUD limits, and up to $1,000 above that. The minimum request is $250.
• Only one grant every two fiscal years, awarded competitively at the city's discretion.

Ask the city whether the program is taking applications before you plan around it.

Estates and foreclosure notices

An inherited Corinth house. Texas sends a probate case to the county where the person who died lived (Estates Code 33.001), so a Corinth resident's estate is opened in Denton County. The county has two statutory probate courts at 3900 Morse St., Suite 100, in Denton: Probate Court No. 1 and Probate Court No. 2. They admit wills to probate and determine heirs when there is no will. Read our guide on how long an executor has to sell if you are handling an estate.

A posted foreclosure. Denton County holds mortgage foreclosure auctions on the first Tuesday of each month at the southwest corner of the Courts Building, 1450 E. McKinney St., per its foreclosure information page. Under Property Code 51.002, the notice must go out at least 21 days before the sale. The county clerk only file-marks the notices; the trustee assigned to each property conducts the sale.

For free legal help, Denton County residents can contact Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas in Denton to see if they qualify.

Selling your Corinth house to Cash Home Advisors

You can sell the house as-is without repairs. We pay all closing costs, and we can close in 7–14 days. Se habla español.

Request your offer or read how it works. Landlords can also read our post on vacant rental risks.

Local offices for this area

• Denton Central Appraisal District
• Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector: Property Tax
• Denton County Clerk, Recording Division
• City of Corinth Code: Single-Family Rental Units
• City of Corinth Code: Property Residential Enhancement Program
• Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Denton office

ZIP codes we buy in: 76208, 76210