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Hotel and short-term rental tax in Avalon

Avalon's own rules on hotel and short-term rental tax, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Avalon Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Avalon's code says

Avalon code What Avalon's code adds
Short-term rentals
  • Yes; rental platforms must report each rental's address to the city monthly, by the 20th of the next month.
    Applies: Applies to rentals listed on a short-term rental platform; effective 9-3-2026.
    § 3-3.422 · code text
    Each short-term rental facilitator must report, in the form and manner prescribed by the City Finance Director, the physical address, including nine-digit ZIP Code of each short-term rental occurring in the prior calendar month, by no later than the 20th day of the following month.
Tax rate
  • 12% of the rent.
    Applies: Applies to hotel stays.
    § 3-3.403 · code text
    For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient shall be subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of 12% of the rent charged for such occupancy.
Who collects it
  • The guest pays the tax to the operator with the rent; a third-party reseller pays the tax to the operator.
    § 3-3.403 · code text
    The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent is paid; however, where the operator blocks a room or rooms at a discounted or wholesale rate to a third party who collects the rent from the transient, then the third party shall pay to the operator the tax on the actual rent paid by the transient to the third party.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Avalon's code: Yes; rental platforms must report each rental's address to the city monthly, by the 20th of the next month. (Applies to rentals listed on a short-term rental platform; effective 9-3-2026.) (§ 3-3.422); 12% of the rent. (Applies to hotel stays.) (§ 3-3.403).

General information, not legal advice.

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