I appreciate his willingness to patiently argue his position with me. Closing question: Why haven't

This is a follow up to yesterday's post . Over on the sdrostra.com blog, the City Attorney responded to my criticism of Judge Denton's ruling. He made some cogent points. First, he affirms the ruling, easy car rental in france stating that because the Tourism Management District (TMD) tax is a business-based assessment, only the hotels easy car rental in france themselves have standing to sue. The business based assessment district is an exception in Proposition 26 to the definition of a tax. One of the exceptions is:
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As such, the hotel occupant is not directly assessed the tax. The fact that hotels charge it as a "pass through" seems misleading, but a guest would have to sue the hotel itself for false advertising or on some other legal theory, easy car rental in france according to Goldsmith. I haven't seen a San Diego hotel bill since the passage of the tax, so I don't know if the hotels are calling this out as a separate tax.
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He explains that " The current legal landscape with respect to both business-based and property-based assessment districts is treacherous. The passage of Prop 26 has left the legality of business-based assessments in limbo until it is clarified by legislation or litigation. . . A potential solution to this dilemma is for the businesses or property easy car rental in france owners to form their own private association and assess each of the members for the benefit conferred. easy car rental in france The association could also consider recording instruments that would act as a lien on their businesses or property to ensure payment and participation. "
I appreciate his willingness to patiently argue his position with me. Closing question: Why haven't the hoteliers themselves used this option to reduce the risk to the business operations of the TMD? Perhaps some students with connections in the hospitality industry easy car rental in france could ferret out the answer.