A. If the tax collector remits more tax, penalty or interest than is due, the tax collector may file a claim in writing stating the facts relating to the claim, within three years from the date of remittance. If the claim is approved by the tax administrator, the excess amount shall be either refunded or credited on any amount due from the tax collector. All refunds shall be charged to the transient lodging tax fund.

B. A tax collector may file a claim for refund by filing a claim in writing within three years of payment providing the facts relating to the claim for refund. If the tax administrator determines that the tax was collected and remitted to the city and the occupant was not required to pay the tax or overpaid, the city shall issue a refund to the occupant.

C. If an occupant has paid tax to a transient lodging tax collector but stays a total of 30 or more consecutive days in the same transient lodging facility, the tax collector must refund to the occupant any tax collected for any portion of the continuous stay. The tax collector must account for the collection and refund to the tax administrator. If the tax collector has remitted the tax prior to the refund or credit to the occupant, the tax collector shall be entitled to a corresponding refund or offset if the claim for refund is filed within three years from the date of collection.

D. The person claiming the refund has the burden of proving the facts that establish the basis for the refund. (Ord. 5080 §1 (Exh. 1 (part)), 2019; Ord. 4994, 2015).