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Hotels, Motels, Inns, B & B, Lodging Houses, Boarding Houses, Dormitories, AIRBNB, and More

Hotels, Motels, Inns, B & B, Lodging Houses, Boarding Houses, Dormitories, AIRBNB, and More. MHOA Spring Seminars 2014 Paul Halfmann , MPH Community Sanitation Program. Hotel/Motel. Rooming house under 105 CMR 410.000 Rooming unit used for living, sleeping, not for cooking

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Hotels, Motels, Inns, B & B, Lodging Houses, Boarding Houses, Dormitories, AIRBNB, and More

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  1. Hotels, Motels, Inns, B & B, Lodging Houses, Boarding Houses, Dormitories, AIRBNB, and More MHOA Spring Seminars 2014 Paul Halfmann, MPH Community Sanitation Program

  2. Hotel/Motel Rooming house under 105 CMR 410.000 Rooming unit used for living, sleeping, not for cooking Boarding houses, hotels, inns, lodging houses, dormitories, and other similar dwelling places Definition does not identify the length of stay

  3. Hotel/Motel Units converted Long-term stay Should no longer fit the definitions which identify “guests” as transients Add cooking facilities Rooming units used for living and sleeping but not for cooking

  4. Hotel/Motel Dwelling unit Intended for use by one family or household for living, sleeping, cooking and eating If a rooming unit is used for longer term and has cooking facilities, what kind of unit is it?

  5. Motel MGL c. 140, sec 32A The term “motel”, as used in section twenty-seven, in this section, and in sections thirty-two B to thirty-two E, inclusive, shall be construed to mean any building or group of buildings which provide sleeping accommodations for transient motorists and which is not licensed as an inn.

  6. Motel Appears to originally defined for transients Extended stay does not seem appropriate for motels Would become a dwelling unit

  7. Other Definitions • MGL c. 64G, sec. 1 • “Motel”, any building or portion thereof, other than a hotel or lodging house, in which persons are lodged for hire with or without meals and which is licensed or required to be licensed under the provisions of section thirty-two B of chapter one hundred and forty, or is a private club.

  8. Hotel • MGL c. 140, sec 12A • For the purpose of sections 12B to 12D, inclusive, the word “hotel” shall mean a hotel, motel, resort, boarding house, or inn, which is kept, used or advertised as, or held out to the public to be, a place where sleeping or housekeeping accommodations are supplied for pay to guests for transient occupancy.

  9. Other Definitions • MGL c. 64G, sec. 1 (Room occupancy excise) • “Bed and breakfast establishment”, a private owner-occupied house where four or more rooms are let and a breakfast is included in the rent, and all accommodations are reserved in advance.

  10. Other Definitions MGL c. 64G, sec. 1 “Bed and breakfast home”, a private owner-occupied house where three or fewer rooms are let and a breakfast is included in the rent, and all accommodations are reserved in advance.

  11. Other Definitions • MGL c. 64G, sec. 1 • “Hotel”, any building used for the feeding and lodging of guests licensed or required to be licensed under the provisions of section six of chapter one hundred and forty. • Lodging house”, a house where lodgings are let to four or more persons not within the second degree of kindred to the person conducting it, licensed or required to be licensed under section twenty-three of chapter one hundred and forty.

  12. Other Definitions • MGL c. 64G, sec. 1 • “Occupancy”, the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room or rooms in a bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, lodging house or motel designed and normally used for sleeping and living purposes, or the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or the services and accommodations, including breakfast in a bed and breakfast establishment, accompanying the use and possession of such room or rooms, for a period of ninety consecutive calendar days or less, regardless of whether such use and possession is as a lessee, tenant, guest or licensee

  13. Supreme Court Decision City of Worcester vs. College Hill Properties January 7, 2013 decision Rooming House Interpretation

  14. AIRBNB • https://www.airbnb.com/help/question/376 • When deciding whether to become an Airbnb host, it's important for you to understand how the laws work in your city. • In many cities, you must register, get a permit, or obtain a license before you list your property or accept guests. • By accepting our Terms of Service and activating a listing, you certify that you will follow your local laws and regulations.

  15. Couch Surfing https://www.couchsurfing.org/

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