Burlington lodging guests pay a combined 9% tax: 6% Vermont Meals & Rooms tax, 1% Burlington local rooms tax, and 2% Burlington local option tax authorized under Burlington's special charter authority.
Burlington layers a 1% local rooms tax plus a 2% local option tax on top of Vermont's 6% statewide Meals and Rooms tax, totaling 9% on hotels, motels, inns, B&Bs, and short-term rentals booked under 30 days. Hosts must register with the Vermont Department of Taxes, collect tax at booking, and remit monthly. Airbnb and Vrbo collect Vermont's 6% automatically but Burlington's 3% local share must be separately tracked and remitted by the host on most platforms unless a voluntary collection agreement applies.
Failure to register, collect, or remit lodging taxes triggers Vermont Department of Taxes assessments, interest, and penalties up to 25%, plus possible suspension of Burlington short-term rental permits.
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Burlington Code of Ordinances §21-13 sets citywide quiet hours from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, during which noise plainly audible between apartments or houses is d...
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Burlington's Comprehensive Development Ordinance limits fences in the First Lot Layer (front yard) to 4 feet and fences in Second and Third Lot Layers (side ...
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Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO) Article 5 treats storage sheds as accessory structures incidental to a residential use. Sheds may encroa...
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Burlington's short-term rental ordinance (Chapter 18, adopted 2022) requires hosts to disclose at registration the number of vehicles used by residents and g...
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Burlington short-term rental hosts must comply with citywide noise rules in Burlington Code of Ordinances Chapter 21, Section 21-13. Quiet hours run 10:00 p....
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Residential swimming pool barriers in Burlington are governed by the Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code, adopted by the Vermont Division of Fire Safety un...
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