Hotels & Lodging in Albany County, NY (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Albany County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Albany County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Albany County imposes a 6% tax on the per-diem rental rate charged for every hotel or motel room countywide, collected by operators from occupants and remitted to the Commissioner of Management and Budget under the Albany County Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Law.
Albany County 6% Hotel Occupancy Tax
Some RestrictionsCode of the County of Albany § 270-31
On and after the first day of January 1, 2020, there is hereby imposed and there shall be paid a tax of 6% of the per-diem rental rate charged to occupants for each hotel or motel room, except that the tax shall not be imposed upon a permanent resident of such hotel or motel.
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