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Post by High Priestess on Jan 5, 2017 15:25:33 GMT
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Post by keith on Jan 11, 2017 16:49:12 GMT
Speaking of Sacramento.
One of the things David Chiu (the author of San Francisco's STR Ordinance) plans to do at the State level is to have legislation that REQUIRES platforms collect and remit occupancy taxes in any city that assesses such a tax.
This is actually good for hosts in other cities.
Under state law, IF a guests occupancy is subject to Occupancy Tax AND the guest stops paying, you may immediately remove them (and their belongings) from the room/property and/or ask the police to help you.
By automating all that, there's a more clear paper trail to get the police to help and to protect yourself against a potential claim by the guest that you violated some tenant rights they may otherwise have.
I do believe, his intent is to not require data sharing other than what's required for the tax--Taxpayer information is protected and can't be shared by the treasurer with other city/state departments.
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Post by High Priestess on Jan 11, 2017 16:53:39 GMT
Thanks Keith, that is interesting. From what you're saying, it seems this move would help give hosts a legal advantage by clarifying that they are "like hotels"....
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Post by keith on Jan 11, 2017 17:15:51 GMT
According to: www.cga.ct.gov/2000/rpt/2000-R-0859.htmCalifornia Cal. Civ. Code 1861-1865 A hotel owner may evict hotel guests who refuse to depart at checkout time if (1) the owner provided notice of checkout at the time the guests arrived and (2) the room is needed to accommodate an arriving guest. If a guest refuses leave, the hotel owner may enter the room and take possession of the guest's property, re-key the door, and make the room available to new guests. The hotel owner must return the guest's property unless he has a lien on it because of the guest's failure to pay proper charges. The property can be sold to enforce the lien after final judgment in an action to recover the charges. |
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