Short-term rental tax starts in summer

Guests who rent houses and condos while vacationing in Anaheim will have to pay a 15 percent tax beginning July I - the same rate they would pay if staying at a local hotel. Operators of short-term rentals saitl they ve been expecting the change since last year, when city officials enacted a set of regulations on the businesses. Learning more Anaheim city officials will hold a pair of workshops for short-term rental operators to explain the city s regulations and how to collect transit-occupancy taxes from guests. When: 3-5 p.m. Wednesday and 6-8 p.m. March 11 : City Hall, council chamber, 200 S. City officials said the tax is needed to mitigate problems, such as increased noise, decreased parking and excessive trash that guests of short-term rentals tend to create in residential