§ 20-404
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§20–404. IN EFFECT
(a)The hotel rental tax does not apply to the sale of a right to occupy a room or lodgings as a transient guest at a dormitory or other lodging facility that:
(1)is operated solely in support of the headquarters, a training facility, a conference facility, an awards facility, or the campus of a corporation or other organization;
(2)provides lodging solely for employees, contractors, vendors, and other invitees of the corporation that owns the dormitory or lodging facility; and
(3)does not offer lodging services to the general public.
(b)By resolution, Calvert County and St. Mary’s County may provide a tax exemption for classes of hotels.
(c)In Carroll County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a hotel with 10 or fewer sleeping rooms.
(d)Cecil County may impose the hotel rental tax only on a transient charge paid to a hotel located in any part of Cecil County that:
(1)is specified by the governing body of Cecil County as a population center;
(2)is not larger than 10 square miles in geographic area; and
(3)has a population of at least 6,000 residents.
(e)In Frederick County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a hotel with:
(1)10 or fewer sleeping rooms in its main building; and
(2)not more than 20 additional sleeping rooms in auxiliary structures on the hotel’s property.
(f)In Washington County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a transient charge paid to a hotel by:
(1)the federal government;
(2)a state; or
(3)a unit or instrumentality of a state or the federal government.
§20–404. ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2027 PER CHAPTER 638 OF 2025 **
(a)The hotel rental tax does not apply to the sale of a right to occupy an accommodation as a transient guest at a dormitory or other lodging facility that:
(1)is operated solely in support of the headquarters, a training facility, a conference facility, an awards facility, or the campus of a corporation or other organization;
(2)provides lodging solely for employees, contractors, vendors, and other invitees of the corporation that owns the dormitory or lodging facility; and
(3)does not offer lodging services to the general public.
(b)A county may not impose a higher tax rate on the sale of a right to occupy a short–term rental unit than it imposes on the rental of any other accommodation.