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Council debates lodging tax, enforcement challenges for short-term rentals
Summary
On second reading, council discussed Ordinance 2024-O-19 (an 8.95% lodging tax and short-term rental rules), including enforcement limits, county software tracking, inspection constraints, a likely 3% rate reference, and referral for further review.
The Mentor-on-the-Lake City Council continued discussion Tuesday on Ordinance 2024-O-19, a measure that would add a lodging tax chapter to the codified ordinances and regulate short-term rentals.
Clerk read the ordinance on second reading. Law Director Mr. Lyons and council members outlined enforcement challenges for short-term rentals, noting the city’s limited enforcement resources and reliance on self-reporting. Mr. Lyons…
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