Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 20-904 - County home amenity rental tax rate(a) Subject to this section, the home amenity rental tax rate is the rate that the county sets by resolution.(b) The home amenity rental tax rate may not exceed:(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, 1.5% in a code county;(2) 1.5% in Cecil County;(4) 2.5% in Calvert County, Carroll County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Frederick County, St. Mary's County, and Somerset County;(5) 3% in Wicomico County; and(6) 4% in Garrett County.(c) With the unanimous consent of the county commissioners: (1) a code county other than a Western Maryland code county may set a home amenity rental tax rate up to 2.5%; and(2) a Western Maryland code county may set a home amenity rental tax rate up to 4%.(d) The home amenity rental tax rate in Washington County is 3%.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 805, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2024.