§ 20–404
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't § 20-404 (2026)
Title 20. Taxes and Development Impact Fees
Subtitle 4. Hotel Rental Taxes
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(a)
The hotel rental tax does not apply to the sale of a right to occupy a room or lodgings as a transient guest at a dormitory or other lodging facility that:
(1)
is operated solely in support of the headquarters, a training facility, a conference facility, an awards facility, or the campus of a corporation or other organization;
(2)
provides lodging solely for employees, contractors, vendors, and other invitees of the corporation that owns the dormitory or lodging facility; and
(3)
does not offer lodging services to the general public.
(b)
By resolution, Calvert County and St. Mary’s County may provide a tax exemption for classes of hotels.
(c)
In Carroll County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a hotel with 10 or fewer sleeping rooms.
(d)
Cecil County may impose the hotel rental tax only on a transient charge paid to a hotel located in any part of Cecil County that:
(1)
is specified by the governing body of Cecil County as a population center;
(2)
is not larger than 10 square miles in geographic area; and
(3)
has a population of at least 6,000 residents.
(e)
In Frederick County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a hotel with:
(1)
10 or fewer sleeping rooms in its main building; and
(2)
not more than 20 additional sleeping rooms in auxiliary structures on the hotel’s property.
(f)
In Washington County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a transient charge paid to a hotel by:
(1)
the federal government;
(2)
a state; or
(3)
a unit or instrumentality of a state or the federal government.