As sites such as Airbnb and Homeaway gain more traction with the vacationing public, many towns, cities and counties find themselves playing catch up to a disruptive force that continues to upend the traditional vacation and lodging industry.Īlthough the city of South Lake Tahoe decided to forge ahead with stricter penalties and caps that specifically target vacation home rentals, some Tahoe counties are opting against using a heavier hand. 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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