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Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Revised Short-Term Rental Bill

Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Revised Short-Term Rental Bill
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Alexa Nota
December 21, 2018

Yesterday, Massachusetts lawmakers agreed on amendments to Bill H.4841 regulating short-term rentals throughout the state. If signed by Governor Charlie Baker, the bill will go into effect July 1, 2019 and require short-term rental operators to register with the state and pay state excise tax in addition to local taxes and fees, among other regulations. Licensed properties will be listed in a public, searchable online registry.

A previous version of the bill passed the legislature on July 30 the day before the regular session ended, but Baker returned it on August 1 with two proposed amendments: to exempt homeowners from paying taxes if they rent the property 14 days or less per year, and to limit the information available in the new registry to only the street name and the city or town where the property is located to protect residents’ personally identifiable information.

Through an informal session, legislators agreed to these changes with the modification that operators who plan to rent their property for 14 days or less sign a declaration of such with the commissioner. An additional amendment delays the inclusion of short-term rentals in the 2.75 percent hotel tax in Boston and surrounding areas to fund the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center until the bonds are paid (about 10 years).

Taxes that remain in the bill include a 5 percent state excise tax on all short-term rentals and the option for municipalities to impose a local excise tax of up to 6 percent (6.5 percent in Boston). Cities that impose the optional local excise tax must direct at least 35 percent of revenues from the tax toward affordable housing or local infrastructure projects.

Municipal legislatures will also be allowed to vote on the following in their jurisdictions:

  • Require additional local licenses or permits and cap the number of licenses allowed
  • Ban or limit the type of short-term rentals allowed
  • Limit the number of days an owner can rent his or her property in a year
  • Require building or zoning codes
  • Maintain health and safety standards
  • Issue penalties for violations
  • Charge a 3 percent community impact fee on professionally managed units, defined in the bill as “1 of 2 or more short-term rental units that are located in the same city or town, operated by the same operator and are not located within a single-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling that includes the operator’s primary residence.”

A spokesperson for Airbnb said in a statement that the bill would impose significant burdens on hosts. “What’s worse, just as the legislature passed a complicated bill at the tail end of regular session in July, it is now once again attempting to get a more complicated bill through in a lame-duck session. We urge the governor to veto this latest 11th-hour effort so that the incoming legislature can take the time necessary to deliberately address all of the issues and achieve common sense home sharing policy that keeps Massachusetts a leader in the new economy.”

Baker has 10 days to sign the bill into law.

 

Read More: Massachusetts Short-Term Rental Bill Hangs in Limbo

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6 Comments

  1. Mike says:
    December 28, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    When is this new tax effective. I have renters who have already signed leases in 2018 for the 2019 summer season. Are they protected? Where can I get a list of legislators responsible for this so I can be sure to not vote for them

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    • Richard Seelig says:
      December 31, 2018 at 11:19 am

      Any contracts signed by the end of 2018 are exempt from the tax.

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    • Really mad says:
      September 19, 2019 at 10:55 am

      Gov Baker

      Reply
  2. Jimmie says:
    December 22, 2018 at 10:44 am

    If I rent a cottage on Cape Cod again next summer, will this new tax be charged? How much extra will it cost? Who will pay it and how?

    Reply
    • Patrick says:
      December 24, 2018 at 6:28 pm

      It will and you will! Expect something in the range of 11-14%. Welcome to Taxachussets.

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    • Really mad says:
      September 19, 2019 at 10:54 am

      Thanks Gov Baker for once again tapping the average person for more money. Short term rentals were a great way for the elderly, handicapped or ill person to get by. But Boo Hoo the hotels didn’t like it so you kissed their butts. So sick of politicians like you. Will never vote for you and absolutely never vote republican/ You are all the same and this is an example of it.

      Reply

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Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
December 21, 2018
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Alexa Nota

Alexa Nota is the co-founder and COO of Rent Responsibly. A journalist and marketer by trade, Alexa has served in many roles in the industry, including marketing director for a property management companies on North Carolina’s Outer Banks and Telluride, CO. She also served as vice president of VRM Intel where she reported on STR regulations around the country. Here she realized the need and passion for engaged local alliances and associations in order to create fair regulations and a secure home for vacation rentals in every destination's tourism economy. Together with David Krauss in 2019, she co-founded Rent Responsibly, a community-building and education platform for local vacation rental alliances. Learn more at RentResponsibly.org.

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