Could be either.If you think he is really doing wrong here, then you could call the State Contr License Board and lodge a complaint....that is something no Contr wants to have happen, because that can stay on their record.

If my name property is in my personal name and I don't have an EIN number how do I add the lodging tax to my listing? 

I am in the initial phase of constructing a log home lodge here in Michigan and am looking to sell them as 25% ownership.

If so, how did you make it work, especially in terms of lodgings in the work state so it didn’t negate the house hacking benefits?

States/localities have different rules, like providing rebate of rents due while repairs are being made, or assistance with finding lodging during repairs, or some just let you give notice to end the lease if no longer habitable.

I know the cabin should have a lodge feel at minimum, however I'm not sure if a hybrid look with both sheetrock and tongue & groove wood would be better than 100% "wood out" tongue & groove pine look. 

The demand for non-hotel lodging is here and here to stay with a vengeance.

In the Moore case, however, the mobile homes did not qualify as section 38 property because they were used primarily to furnish lodging.

Go to DBPR and apply for a lodging license.  

Or what are my options 😅  I will be attending my first BPCon.For reasonable lodging look for high bed count STRs and look for attendees to roommate with.