A tax of 9.5%, to be paid and collected as provided in this subtitle, is levied and imposed on all gross amounts of money that are: paid to the owners or operators of hotels in the City by transient guests or tenants for renting, using, or occupying a room or rooms for sleeping accommodations; paid to hosting platforms by transient guests for booking or otherwise facilitating short-term residential rentals; or paid to hosts by transient guests for providing short-term residential rentals. City Code, 1966, art. 28, §77(a) 1976/83, art. 28, §37(a) Ord. 57-1096 Ord. 80-028 Ord. 82-705 Ord. 89-319 Ord. 94-378 Ord. 04-845 Ord. 07-495 Ord. 10-299 Ord. 19-217