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Belton staff recommends consultant to find unregistered short-term rentals, improve tax collection

Belton City Council · September 24, 2024
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Summary

Staff reported 20 active STR permits, identified payment delinquencies and recommended hiring a third-party vendor to locate unregistered listings and improve hotel-occupancy tax compliance; council directed staff to explore options including county coordination.

City staff told the council that Belton has 20 active short-term rental permits and that some operators are delinquent on hotel-occupancy taxes and permit renewals. Staff displayed a map of permitted locations and described the challenge of identifying unregistered listings across dozens of booking platforms (Airbnb, VRBO and many others), noting…

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