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Committee holds short‑term‑rental tax and regulation bill for more review
Summary
The General Assembly Committee voted to hold House Bill 87 (short‑term rentals and home amenity rentals) after staff and council members discussed tax inclusion of platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO, safety and fire standards, and the bill’s potential effect on local affordable housing and small owners.
The committee considered House Bill 87 on Jan. 28, which would expand state regulation of short‑term rentals and “home amenities,” add them to the statutory definition of hotels for tax purposes and subject them to the county hotel tax, and apply additional health and safety standards to such units.
Ron Young of Evans and Associates summarized the bill’s provisions: it would subject short‑term rental platforms to the hotel tax and require compliance with fire‑safety and…
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