ALBANY – New York City’s authority to impose its hotel occupancy tax on the full cost of booking a room through Expedia, Priceline and other online lodging agents was upheld by the Court of Appeals Thursday in a split ruling that reversed a lower court holding.
Judge Jenny Rivera, writing for the 5-2 court, said Local Law 43 is constitutionally sound, clearing the way for the city to collect a 5.875 percent tax on 2009 hotel bookings made through the so-called “room remarketers.”
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