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Committee member asks whether Airbnb tax is in effect as staff says hoteliers will cover card fees
Summary
A committee member asked whether an ordinance passed at the prior meeting levying a tax on Airbnb is already in effect; a staff member said the city's contract option will pass merchant credit-card processing costs to hoteliers and short-term rental owners and that the effective date was not specified.
A committee member asked whether an ordinance passed at the previous meeting that levies a tax on Airbnb listings is already in effect, while a staff member said the city will pass merchant credit-card processing costs to hoteliers and short-term rental owners rather than absorb them.
The question came during a discussion of a payment-collection contract and an exhibit that lets the city decide whether to absorb merchant processing costs. The staff member confirmed the city will not absorb those costs: "the hoteliers and the short term…
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