Online STR platforms operating in Kansas City must collect and remit the Convention and Tourism Tax on bookings and verify that listings display a valid KCMO registration number, with platforms facing fines for repeatedly listing unregistered properties.
Under amendments aligned with Mo. §67.187 and KCMO Ch. 68 transient-lodging tax provisions, platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo signed voluntary collection agreements covering the Convention and Tourism Tax plus state and local sales taxes. The City requires every public listing to display the KCMO STR registration number. Platforms that fail to enforce that display, or continue listing properties after the City notifies them of revocation, can be fined under nuisance-abatement principles. Hosts remain primarily liable for misrepresentation, but the dual-liability model encourages platform self-policing rather than relying solely on under-resourced city enforcement.
Listings without a registration number can be removed at the platform's expense, and continued listing after revocation notice exposes platforms to per-listing daily fines treated as administrative civil penalties.
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