The heated debate between both sides of the vacation rental divide shows the challenges that local governments face in trying to reach a middle ground on the issue.
“People come to Lake Tahoe to vacation and they’re very excited to be here but then you hear stories where they’ve only been here a few minutes … and they get a $1,000 fine (for parking on the street),” said Steve Teshara, CEO of the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce. One of the changes involves handing $1,000 fines to visitors for simple offenses such as parking - a fine that typically balloons to $2,000 because vacationers also must pay for a second accompanying fine that is usually levied against property owners.
This includes parts of a stricter South Lake Tahoe ordinance that took effect on Dec. The group is also starting to push back on regulations that it believes could harm the area’s tourism-dependent economy. The organization’s focus is to oppose efforts to ban vacation rentals outside of tourist core areas.
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