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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Combined lodging tax is 14.45%. Fines reach up to $100 per violation.
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Tax Rate
14.45%
Potential Fines
Up to $100
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Every published fact below is taken from the city's own ordinance text. Quotes are verbatim — click through to the source to read them on the issuing authority's page.
“There is a fee of $90 and $25 for each additional unit on the same parcel.”
“There is a state excise tax of 5.7%, a Town of Barnstable excise tax of 6% and the Cape Cod & Islands Water Protection Fund excise tax of 2.75% for a total of 14.45% tax that needs to be applied.”
“Failure to comply with this Ordinance may result in the issuance of a non-criminal ticket citation in the amount of $100.”
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