Showing ordinances that apply to Country Knolls, NY
Country Knolls is an unincorporated community (population 5,349) in Saratoga County, New York. Because Country Knolls is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Saratoga County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The taxes & fees rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Saratoga County imposes a 1% hotel/motel occupancy tax (Local Law C of 2019). Plus 4% NY State sales tax and 3% county sales tax. Saratoga Springs STR operating permit currently $250-$600. Airbnb and Vrbo collect state sales tax but hosts typically remit the county occupancy tax directly.
Short-term rentals in Saratoga County face stacked taxes: 4% NY State sales tax, 3% Saratoga County local sales tax (7% combined), plus Saratoga County's 1% hotel/motel occupancy tax authorized by Local Law C of 2019 and administered by the County Treasurer. Saratoga Springs does not layer an additional city bed tax but charges an STR operating permit fee ($250 initial owner-occupied, $600 non-owner-occupied as of 2025, subject to annual adjustment). Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit the state/county sales tax but generally do not collect the county 1% occupancy tax, so hosts must register with the Saratoga County Treasurer and file quarterly returns. Hosts must also register with NYS Department of Taxation and Finance (Certificate of Authority). The NYS Hotel Unit Fee of $1.50 per unit per day does NOT apply outside NYC.
Failure to remit county occupancy tax: penalties plus interest at NYS published rate. Operating without state sales tax Certificate of Authority: up to $10,000 NYS penalty. City permit non-compliance: $250 to $1,000 per violation.
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