Springfield, OR Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)

Section 7.702 sets the transient lodging tax, known locally as the TLT, at four and one-half percent of the rent charged for "transient lodging," a term defined at section 7.700 to cover hotel, motel and inn rooms, RV and tent spaces rented for overnight occupancy, and houses, cabins, condominiums or apartment units rented for temporary human occupancy, which reaches short-term rentals as well as traditional hotels. The occupant pays the TLT with the rent, and the collecting hotel, motel or lodging provider must round amounts down to the nearest cent and keep records of rent charged and tax received.

Bills and invoices must list the TLT separately, and section 7.702(2) lets the collector retain a 5% administrative charge before turning the remainder over to the city. Section 7.708 exempts stays of 30 consecutive days or more, licensed health-care and treatment facilities, government-funded emergency shelter units, and nonprofit youth or church camps from the tax. Section 7.712 requires quarterly returns filed with the tax administrator by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, and section 7.728 directs that no less than 44.4% of the tax revenue fund tourism promotion and tourism-related facilities in the city, with the rest available for general city services.