Post by High Priestess on Oct 13, 2016 15:42:36 GMT
Many Baltimore area hosts will be happy to hear that the proposed hotel tax for Airbnb rentals has died in the Committee.
www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/committee-kills-airbnb-hotel-tax-bill
www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/committee-kills-airbnb-hotel-tax-bill
Adversaries of the bill entered the meeting after the announcement, and were immediately told by Kraft to "go home."
Airbnb owner Jeannette Belliveau thanked the committee before blowing a kiss.
She spoke with ABC2 News after the meeting.
"We have our group of about a half a dozen hosts here who were in complete disbelief," she left. "We left the room and hugged, just hugged.
"Now we have more time to work toward not a hotel tax, but maybe a short-term rental tax. It's very very modest but we'd be helping the city out with our short-term endeavors."
Owners like Evalyn Tyson wrote letters of protest to the committee members. She even made a protest sign for the meeting that read, "Hotel tax unfair to Airbnb hosts! Vote no please!!"
"I wrote letters of protest all weekend," she said. "I'm absolutely thrilled because it's our right to stand up.
Airbnb owner Jeannette Belliveau thanked the committee before blowing a kiss.
She spoke with ABC2 News after the meeting.
"We have our group of about a half a dozen hosts here who were in complete disbelief," she left. "We left the room and hugged, just hugged.
"Now we have more time to work toward not a hotel tax, but maybe a short-term rental tax. It's very very modest but we'd be helping the city out with our short-term endeavors."
Owners like Evalyn Tyson wrote letters of protest to the committee members. She even made a protest sign for the meeting that read, "Hotel tax unfair to Airbnb hosts! Vote no please!!"
"I wrote letters of protest all weekend," she said. "I'm absolutely thrilled because it's our right to stand up.