Hoover, AL Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 3% of room charge
- Flat add-on
- $2.00 per room per night
- Transient threshold
- stays under 180 days
- Filing deadline
- 20th of following month
- Late penalty
- 10% plus statutory interest
Summary
Hoover charges a 3% lodging tax plus a flat $2 per room, per night on hotel, motel, and short-term rooms rented to transients inside the city.
There is hereby levied and imposed in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax upon every person engaging within the corporate limits of the city in: (1) The business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms or lodgings to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms or lodgings are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration, said tax to be in an amount equal to three (3) percent of the charge for such room, rooms, or lodgings plus two dollars ($2.00) per night per room
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
The city levies a privilege tax on every person renting rooms to transients in a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or similar lodging: 3% of the room charge plus $2.00 per night per room. The tax applies only to stays under 180 continuous days; longer stays and trailer-space rentals are exempt. Operators file monthly reports and pay by the 20th of the following month.
Violations & Fines
Late payment adds a 10% penalty plus statutory interest. Failing to keep required records, refusing inspection, or not filing reports is a misdemeanor, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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