I got the letter this week and says I have 20 days to bring the place up-to-code, register it, pay the $300, provide guests (I rent only a room) with a brochure on safety information about evacuation and extinguisher locations . I will comply.
That's not a biggie, the issue is that also I need to start to pay a 7% hotel rate every month, but it can' be paid online, I have to submit physical copies of the ABNB receipts to the city. with a check I need to mail this form every month even if I had no income from the room. Uhm.. Ok the fact that nothing can't be done online is a bit annoying to me. I am also handicap with an ALS-like condition, so thinks take time for me since I have a lot of medical treatments to go to and I will need to ask friends to mail these things for me. If it was quarterly at least it will be easier.
Other border cities like Plano TX McKinney TX and Irving allow ABN to collect the 7% taxes for the hosts, seems a couple of cities like Frisco and Austin do not. I am thinking seriously about quitting this business since apparently that's what the want from us.
How onerous was this for others in the same boat?
Thanks for your comments
