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Two homes in the Al Tahoe neighborhood on Sun. March 11, 2018, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The home on the left is a residential home while the one on the right is a rental, with the homes so close together in the neighborhood, calls from residents with noise complaints have come from around the neighborhood. The City of South Lake Tahoe has a strict Vacation Home Rental Ordinance (VHR) with fines of $1,000 for violations.Michael Macor / The Chronicle 2018
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. With 2021 right around the corner, vacation home rental owners outside of the tourist core must decide what to do with their properties due to Measure T and some groups in South Lake Tahoe are hoping to use those properties to make a dent in the housing crisis.
Attempts to kill Measure T, that was approved by voters in November 2018, in court have widely failed, so once a VHR permit is up in 2021, owners outside the tourist core can’t renew it.
According to Tahoe Prosperity Center’s housing plan, the city needs over 3,000 housing units to fill the need in South Lake. Measure T will open up many homes that are above the prevailing market price which is $400,000.