After I started with a spare bedroom and impressed the landlord with my professionalism. I got permission from landlord to sublet an additional apartment. It's been going great, and the landlord wants to partner on another unit. Before I expand further, I want to get the proper business license, pay taxes and be compliant. But technically, because of the short length of stay of some of our guests, I might be running a hotel? The apartments are located in hotel zoning so that might be possible, but can I get a hotel license if I don't own the building and am just subletting a few apartments? Additionally: I don't mind paying a local lawyer for this discussion, but how do I find one that knows much about AirBNB or creating a 'micro hotel'?
You don't need a hotel license. You run your business as a lead generator and leverage the licenses this the owner already pays. The dues are already being paid for the rest of the units so you don't need to compensate the owner additionally for the licenses. You however are a contractor who simply provides closed leads to the hotel. Your service is "Marketing"
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Best of luck!! You're onto something.
Answered 8 years ago
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