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Sponsor seeks statewide safety rules and centralized tax collection for short-term rentals
Summary
Delegate Linda Foley told the Ways and Means Committee HB 87 would update safety standards for short-term rentals and ‘home amenity’ rentals, and centralize tax collection through the Comptroller’s office.
Delegate Linda Foley told the Ways and Means Committee on Jan. 28 that House Bill 87 would update safety standards for short-term rentals and ‘‘home amenity’’ rentals, and centralize short-term rental tax collection through the Comptroller’s office.
Foley said the bill aims to prevent large, ticketed parties and unsafe events at private residences by applying safety requirements tied to scale — for example, requiring posted signage for small backyard pools and lifeguards for very large public-style pools — and by aligning smoke and carbon monoxide detection and egress signage with comparable hotel…
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