HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 970 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 787
[LOCAL APPROVAL RECEIVED.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sarah K. Peake and Daniel A. Wolf
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the room occupancy tax in the town of Eastham.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 970 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 787
By Representative Peake of Provincetown and Senator Wolf, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 787) of Sarah K. Peake and Cleon H. Turner (by vote of the town) authorizing the town of Eastham to impose a room occupancy tax on certain property rentals located in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 5045 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the room occupancy tax in the town of Eastham.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Eastham may impose a room occupancy tax, not to exceed 5% and equal to the occupancy tax imposed on accommodations subject to G.L. c.64G in addition to any such occupancy tax currently allowed by law, on any vacation or leisure accommodation, including but not limited to apartments, single or multiple family housing, cottages, condominiums and timeshare units or any other such temporary occupancy not currently defined in G.L. c.64G; vacation or leisure accommodation being defined as occupancy for a price to be paid and intended at the time of contract to be for a period of ninety consecutive days or less, regardless of whether such use and possession is as a lessee, tenant, guest or license; G.L. c.64G, §3,4,5,6 and 7A and shall be liable in the same manners as operators in G.L. c.64 §7B.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.
