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Council discusses imposing a transient room tax to capture short-term rental revenue

Lynndyl Town Council · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Councilors reviewed the process for imposing a transient room tax (TRT) on short-term rentals and lodging, discussed registration and business-license ties, and asked staff to outline steps to implement a 1% town TRT collected via the tax commission.

Lynndyl — Planning and zoning members and councilors discussed whether to impose a transient room tax (TRT) so the town can collect a share of lodging revenue now captured by the county and state.

Speaker 6 described the TRT as a tax on rentals of fewer than 30 days and explained the town can impose up to a 1% tax that,…

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