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Hotels & Lodging in New York (2026)

16 rules on the books across New York, 16 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Transient Occupancy Tax

Local hotel and short-term-rental occupancy taxes, who must collect them, remittance schedules, and use of the revenue for tourism, transportation, or housing.

Albany County

Some Restrictions

Albany County imposes a 6% tax on the per-diem rental rate charged for every hotel or motel room countywide, collected…

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Broome County

Some Restrictions

Broome County has charged a 5% occupancy tax on hotel and motel room rent since October 1, 2007. The Broome Hotel or…

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Buffalo

Some Restrictions

Buffalo imposes a 3% hotel and motel occupancy tax on every room rental within city limits, effective September 1…

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Cheektowaga

Some Restrictions

The Town of Cheektowaga taxes hotel, motel and boarding-house room rentals at up to 3% of the daily rate under Town…

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Clarkstown

Some Restrictions

Clarkstown imposes a 5% tax on hotel and motel room rent, effective December 1, 2024, collected by operators and…

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Greenburgh

Some Restrictions

Greenburgh charges a 3% occupancy tax on every room rented in a hotel or motel in the unincorporated part of the town…

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Mount Vernon

Some Restrictions

Mount Vernon charges a 2.5% sales tax on hotel room rent under City Code Chapter 234, collected by operators the same…

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Nassau County

Some Restrictions

Nassau County imposes a 3% occupancy tax on the per diem room rate at every hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast, and…

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New Rochelle

Some Restrictions

New Rochelle imposes a 3% room occupancy tax on hotel and motel stays under City Code § 288-34, in effect since October…

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New York

Some Restrictions

NYC imposes a hotel room occupancy tax of roughly 5.875% of the daily room rent plus a per-room daily flat fee…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Orange County taxes every room rented in a hotel, motel or short-term rental unit at 5% of the rent charged, under…

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Rockland County

Some Restrictions

Rockland County imposes a 3% tax on the rent charged for every hotel room occupancy countywide, under the Rockland…

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Suffolk County

Some Restrictions

Suffolk County imposes a 5.5% hotel and motel occupancy tax on room rentals, covering short-term rentals booked through…

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Tompkins County

Some Restrictions

Tompkins County Code § 150-10 imposes a 5% tax on the rent charged for every hotel-room occupancy in the county…

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Westchester County

Some Restrictions

Westchester County has imposed a 3% Room Occupancy Tax on hotel and motel rentals since January 1988, collected by the…

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Yonkers

Some Restrictions

Yonkers imposes a 5.875% tax on the rent charged for every hotel or motel room occupancy in the city, collected by the…

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