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In response to "as a renter am I paying city tourism tax? hotel tax? etc?" by Epiphany

no, no you are not. you are paying AirBnB a fee. but it is generally cheaper than hotels.

Posted by Andie Oct 16 '14, 06:31

which is why people use it.
plus, there are some amazing places to stay.

just pick a city and browse, it's fun (www.airbnb.com)

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and which is why AG's are finding it illegal -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:33 10
- sure, that's a fair complaint (that's the hotel lobby freaking out.) -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:35 9
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    - I guess the tricky part comes in deciding what part the service should play in collecting what the property owner is responsible for paying. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:45 2
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        exactly. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:55
    - yup -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:40
  - In a city like NY, those hotel taxes are also important public revenue -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:36 3
    - This is interesting. Airbnb is trying to collect those taxes, but can't. -- (link) - decline Oct 16, 06:40 2
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        that's a start. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:46

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