Huntsville, AL Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 9% of room charge
- Flat add-on
- $2.00 per room, per day
- Long-stay exemption
- 180+ continuous days
- Applies to
- hotels, motels, inns, tourist camps, trailer space
Summary
Huntsville charges a 9% lodging tax plus $2 per room per day on hotels, motels, and similar transient accommodations citywide.
There is levied and imposed, in addition to all other fees of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax upon every person engaging in the city in the following:(1)The business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodging, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration. The tax shall be in an amount equal to nine percent of the charge for such room, rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use or rental of personal property and services furnished in such room; plus $2.00 per room or lodging for each day, or portion of a day, such room or lodging is rented or furnished to a transient for a consideration
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
The city levies a privilege license tax on anyone renting rooms or lodging to transients in a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, or similar place: 9% of the room charge plus a flat $2.00 per room per day. The same 9%-plus-$2.00 structure applies to trailer/RV space rentals. Rooms rented for 180+ continuous days are exempt, along with certain nonprofit camp and conference-center lodging and state-certified film production stays.
Violations & Fines
Operators who fail to file required lodging tax reports or keep records face a misdemeanor fine of $25-$500 per offense, with each month of failure a separate offense; willful refusal to report or allow record examination carries a $50-$500 fine plus up to 6 months in jail.
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