(A) Hosting platforms shall be responsible for collecting all applicable transient occupancy tax and remitting the same to the city.
(B) Subject to applicable laws, hosting platforms shall disclose to the city on a regular basis each short-term rental listing located in the city, the names of the persons responsible for each such listing, the address of each such listing, the length of stay for each such listing and the price paid for each stay.
(C) Hosting platforms shall be required to prompt hosts to include the city-issued permit registration number in their listing(s), in a format designated by the city. Hosting platforms shall not complete any booking transaction for any residential dwelling or other property purporting to be a short-term rental in the city unless it is listed on the city's registry created under § 37.013, at the time the hosting platform receives a fee for the booking transaction.
(D) A hosting platform operating exclusively on the internet, which operates in compliance with subsections (A), (B) and (C) above, shall be presumed to be in compliance with this chapter.
(E) The provisions of this section shall be interpreted in accordance with otherwise applicable state and federal law(s) and will not apply if determined by the city to be in violation of, or preempted by, any such law(s).
(Ord. 1766, passed 12-14-21)