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Rentalscape identifies unlicensed short‑term rentals; Q3 lodging tax receipts track below budget but lag expected
Summary
City staff reported Rentalscape found 11 licensed short‑term rentals, 10 unlicensed short‑term rentals and 22 total unlicensed properties; Minnesota Department of Revenue collections for Q3 were reported at $15,392 (budgeted $18,000), with staff citing a typical ~40‑day lag in state remittance.
Phil Gents, the city’s communications manager, updated the board on the city’s recent transition to Minnesota Department of Revenue lodging‑tax collections and on use of Rentalscape software to identify short‑term rental properties.
Gents said the Department of Revenue began collecting lodging tax for the city in July and staff are monitoring receipts. He reported quarter‑to‑date lodging tax collections of $15,392 and a year‑to‑date total…
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