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Troutdale staff proposes code changes to collect city transient lodging tax from short-term rentals
Summary
City staff told council that short-term rentals (Airbnb/VRBO) are growing and that many hosting platforms do not remit the city's transient lodging tax; staff proposed draft code changes to require registration, authorize third-party collection and close an estimated $326,000 remittance gap since 2021.
Marley Boxler, Troutdale’s economic development coordinator, presented an overview of the city’s transient lodging tax (TLT) and the growth of short-term rentals in Troutdale. Boxler said the city’s existing TLT is layered: a 1.5% state tax, a 5.5% Multnomah County tax and a 6.95% City of Troutdale tax. The city historically collected TLT from hotels and some online travel platforms but has not enforced collection from third-party short-term rental (STR) platforms for city tax.
Boxler told council hotel…
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