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Hotels & Lodging in Frederick County, VA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Frederick County, Virginia.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Frederick County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Transient Occupancy Tax

Frederick County levies a 6% transient occupancy tax on every accommodation rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days, including hotels, motels, inns, campgrounds and short-term rentals, under Code § 155-51. Accommodation providers collect the tax at payment, file a monthly report with the Commissioner of the Revenue by the 20th, and remit the money, which the code treats as held in trust for the county.

Frederick County Transient Occupancy Tax

Some Restrictions

Frederick County Code §§ 155-50, 155-51

§ 155-50. Definitions. ... ACCOMMODATIONS Means any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations in any hotel, motel, boarding houses, travel campgrounds, inn, tourist cabin, club, short-term rental, or any other place offering guest rooms rented out for continuous occupancy for fewer than 30 consecutive days or in which rooms, lodging, space, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transien...

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