STR hosts in Altadena must collect and remit a 12% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) under LA County Code Chapter 4.72, plus pay the $914 annual registration fee under Section 7.96.040.
LA County Code Chapter 4.72 imposes a 12% TOT on the rent charged to any guest staying 30 days or less in the unincorporated county. Section 7.96.070.E makes the Host responsible for collecting the TOT and remitting it to the Tax Collector even if the hosting platform does not collect it. Section 7.96.080.C.5 requires hosting platforms to inform hosts of their TOT obligations. The annual STR registration fee under 7.96.040.C is $914. Section 7.96.110.G allows revocation for unpaid TOT debt.
Unpaid TOT can result in revocation of the registration certificate (7.96.110.G), tax liens, and prosecution under Ch. 4.72.
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