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Albany County adopts short‑term rental registry and occupancy tax after debate
Summary
After public comment and debate over exemptions for small owner‑occupants, the Albany County Legislature adopted a countywide short‑term rental registry and expanded the hotel/occupancy tax to short‑term rentals (local law K) on a 27‑6‑1 roll call; proponents highlighted tax fairness and data needs, opponents warned of burdens on small hosts.
The Albany County Legislature adopted local law K on May 11, creating a countywide registry for short‑term rentals and applying the county’s hotel/occupancy tax to those rentals.
The clerk read the local law (county code amendments to chapter 270) and members debated whether the law should exempt very small owner‑occupied hosts. Supporters including Nancy Goody and other public commenters argued the registry is needed to identify units, collect taxes…
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