Status:
In the 2018 elections, voters narrowly passed an initiative, Measure T, regulating short-term rentals. The final tally has Measure T passing by 58 votes — 3,517 in favor (50.42 percent) and 3,459 against (49.58 percent). Measure T made its way onto the ballot after a successful citizen-led petition effort. The question asked voters if they wanted to eliminate vacation home rentals outside the tourist core and commercial areas in three years. Full-time residents would have the ability to rent out their home up to 30 days per year. Any future changes would need to be put to a vote of the people.
Reports:
05/05/2016: Vacation Home Rental Listing – by Street Name (City of South Lake Tahoe)
07/21/2015: Vacation Home Rental Staff Report (City of South Lake Tahoe)
07/21/2015: Vacation Home Rental Public Comments (City of South Lake Tahoe)
News:
12/04/2018: Short-Term Rental Initiative (Measure T passes in South Lake Tahoe (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
05/17/2016: South Tahoe council OKs ban on multi-family property vacation rentals (Sierra Sun)
04/01/2016: Vacation rental, massage regulations at South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
02/19/2016: South Lake Tahoe to clarify aspects of vacation home rental ordinance (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
02/08/2016: Vacation Rental Scams on the Rise in Tahoe; How to Protect Yourself (FOX 40)
11/03/2015: South Lake Tahoe city council delays vacation rental impact study (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
07/21/2015: South Lake Tahoe approves new rules for vacation home rentals (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
06/14/2015: Lawsuit filed against city of South Lake Tahoe over vacation rentals (Sierra Sun)
05/25/2015: New rules proposed for South Lake Tahoe vacation rentals (KCRA 3)
03/02/2015: In South Lake Tahoe, residents are restless over vacationers (Sacramento Bee)