Bill > HCR73

This Concurrent Resolution urges each county to take action against the growing problem of illegal vacation rentals, which are properties rented out for less than thirty days without the necessary county permits. The resolution highlights that these unpermitted rentals often avoid paying taxes, such as property taxes, transient accommodations taxes, and general excise taxes, by not complying with zoning requirements and potentially misusing homeowner exemptions. This practice unfairly burdens other taxpayers and makes tax collection less efficient. To address this, the resolution recommends that counties expedite foreclosures on illegal vacation rental properties with over $5,000 in overdue taxes to both curb illegal operations and increase tax revenue, while also suggesting increased fines for repeat offenders and a strict policy against reducing fine amounts.