§ 5.50.020. Tax imposed.

Pursuant to the authority of Sections 7280 and 7281 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in an amount to be set by resolution of the city council. Such tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the city which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the city. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space in the hotel. If for any reason, the tax due is not paid to the operator of the hotel, the tax administrator may require that such tax shall be paid directly to the tax administrator.

(Ord. 1118 § 1 (part), 1995)