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Municipal leaders urge state to explicitly give towns taxing authority over short-term rentals
Summary
The Vermont League of Cities and Towns told the House General & Housing Committee that most municipalities lack explicit authority to tax or levy surcharges on short-term rentals and asked the legislature to grant local options so towns can register, tax and enforce rules locally.
Samantha Sheehan and Josh Hanford told the House General & Housing Committee on Feb. 21 that, except for Burlington, most Vermont municipalities do not have explicit authority in state law or charter to levy targeted taxes or surcharges on short-term rental platforms and therefore lack a consistent mechanism to recover enforcement costs or impose lodging-type levies.
“The short answer is no. They do not have that authority unless they've achieved it through a unique charter process,”…
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