Hotel and short-term rental tax in El Centro

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What El Centro's code says

El Centro code What El Centro's code adds
Stays not taxed	Stays of more than 30 days, by written agreement or actual occupancy, are not taxed. Applies: The exemption must be claimed when rent is collected. § 25-59 · code text No tax shall be imposed upon any person who is legally exempt from paying the tax, any federal officer or employee when on official business, any officer or employee of a foreign government who is exempt by reason of express provision of federal law or international treaty or any person who has signed an agreement in writing for occupancy in a hotel for more than thirty (30) days or who has actually occupied the hotel for more than thirty (30) days.
Tax rate	10% of the rent. § 25-59 · code text For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient shall pay a tax of ten (10) percent of the rent charged by the operator.
Who collects it	Each operator collects the tax from every guest at the same time as the rent. § 25-60 · code text Each operator shall collect the tax imposed by this article to the same extent and at the same time as the rent is collected from every transient.

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What is the hotel tax on short-term rentals in El Centro?

El Centro's code: Stays of more than 30 days, by written agreement or actual occupancy, are not taxed. (The exemption must be claimed when rent is collected.) (§ 25-59); 10% of the rent. (§ 25-59).

Hotel and short-term rental tax in El Centro

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