Baltimore City Council to consider bill that would tax Airbnbs

February 5, 2018
Baltimore Business Journal

A bill to be introduced at the City Council on Monday would apply the city’s 9.5 percent hotel tax to Airbnbs and other short-term rental properties, and would require all operators to obtain a license from the city.

The bill is set to be formally introduced at the council’s meeting Monday by City Councilman Eric Costello and City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young.

Costello said that the city’s Department of Finance would handle the licensing process, and that any operator looking to rent out a space would need to obtain the license before making the posting public online. Any operator caught violating any of the city’s codes — fire, housing, etc. — could have their license suspended or revoked.

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