2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Wayne County, Michigan.
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Wayne County imposes a 5 percent accommodations excise tax on hotel and short-term lodging stays, stacking with Michigan's 6 percent use tax for an effective rate near 11 percent. Revenue funds Detroit Cobo Center and stadium debt; airport hotels face additional 1 percent assessment.
Detroit's 1998 Living Wage Ordinance requires city contractors and recipients of subsidies over $50,000 to pay employees a wage indexed to federal poverty line. Wayne County adopted similar rules in 2002. Hotel industry-specific living wages remain rare in Michigan compared to coastal cities.
1 cities in Wayne County have their own hotels & lodging rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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