Post by High Priestess on Jan 16, 2016 15:25:53 GMT
See the article here:
chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1256020/airbnb-acccuses-emanuel-punishing-middle-class-homeowners-two-percent-surcharge
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was accused Friday of punishing middle-class homeowners renting out rooms or their entire homes to supplement their income by slapping a 2 percent surcharge on the AirBNB and other home-sharing services.
“Someone renting out a couch on the South Side of Chicago would be taxed at a higher rate than someone renting out the penthouse at the Four Season Hotel in downtown Chicago,” said Christopher Nulty, a spokesman for home-sharing giant AirBNB.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1256020/airbnb-acccuses-emanuel-punishing-middle-class-homeowners-two-percent-surcharge
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was accused Friday of punishing middle-class homeowners renting out rooms or their entire homes to supplement their income by slapping a 2 percent surcharge on the AirBNB and other home-sharing services.
“Someone renting out a couch on the South Side of Chicago would be taxed at a higher rate than someone renting out the penthouse at the Four Season Hotel in downtown Chicago,” said Christopher Nulty, a spokesman for home-sharing giant AirBNB.