Cleveland, Alabama, Adopts Ordinance Levying Lodging Tax Effective October 2025

The Alabama Department of Revenue (DOR) issued a notice announcing that the City of Cleveland has adopted Ordinance No. 2025-09, levying a lodging tax on persons, firms, or corporations engaged in renting rooms, lodgings, or accommodations to transients within the town limits at a rate of 4 percent and within the police jurisdiction at a rate of 2 percent, effective Oct. 1. The ordinance provides details on tax collection, exemptions, penalties for failure to pay or report the tax, and references applicable state lodging tax statutes. [Ala. Dep’t of Revenue, Notice - Town of Cleveland, Ordinance No. 2025-09, 09/11/25]

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