Each operator shall collect the tax imposed by this chapter at the same time as the rent is collected from every transient. The amount of tax shall be separately stated upon the operator’s records and any receipt rendered by the operator. Bills and invoices provided to transients shall list the city’s transient room tax separately and must accurately state the amount of the tax. No operator of a transient lodging facility shall advertise that the tax, or any part of the tax, will be assumed or absorbed by the operator, or that it will not be added to the rent, or that when added, any part will be refunded, except in the manner provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 1477, passed 5-16-2018)