Delaware Public Media – New bill would charge lodging tax to Airbnb, VRBO, others

April 13, 2017

If you’re looking at beach house rentals in Delaware, you may pay a bit more this summer depending on where you stay. Short-term rentals like Airbnb, VRBO and even traditional bed and breakfasts and campgrounds don’t currently pay Delaware’s eight percent lodging tax like hotels and motels do. That would change under a bill from House Minority Whip Deborah Hudson (R-Fairthorne), who says it won’t adversely affect state residents…

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