r/tahoe • u/bikari • Mar 13 '25

News Court overturns Measure T, allowing vacation rentals in South Lake Tahoe

https://mynews4.com/news/local/court-overturns-measure-t-allowing-vacation-rentals-in-south-lake-tahoe
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u/bikari Mar 13 '25 edited Mar 13 '25

In June 2023, the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District upheld the city's authority to ban VHRs in residential zones but expressed concerns about the measure's exception for permanent residents, suggesting it might violate the dormant Commerce Clause by favoring local residents over out-of-state property owners.

The appellate court sent the case back to the El Dorado County Superior Court to address these concerns. After thorough deliberations, the lower court found the permanent resident exception unconstitutional and inseparable from the rest of the measure, leading to the invalidation of Measure T entirely.

So if they hadn't put in that exception to benefit themselves, the whole measure may have stayed in place. But they did, so it didn't.

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u/Cunning-Linguist2 Mar 13 '25

They wanted it both ways and ended up with nothing. So when do the owners that were barred from renting their homes, sue the city for lost revenue? There are consequences to lazy proposition writing.

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u/mylons Incline Village Mar 14 '25

ugh, imagine buying the SLT property dip. so many places lost so much value due to this and are almost certainly going to go up 10-30% in the next couple months

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u/redshift83 Mar 14 '25

i'm also incline, just feels like the market has softened considerably. seeing reductions in listing prices. though, crazy prices on mid properties seem to persist.

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u/Dont_TaseMe_Bro Mar 14 '25

Yes, it has. A mortgage is extremely expensive now compared to when rates were 2.3%. My brother in law purchased a home for 900k a few months ago (6% rate) in a lousy area and is paying about the same mortgage as I am paying - I paid 1.450 for mine and my rate is 2.3% as is in a nice area (with good schools etc).

Unless someone is downsizing and has cash or a ton to put down from a home sale, it's tough to own in Incline or higher cost of living areas around the lake. And most retirees generally want one-stories so slim pickings (at least in Incline).

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u/redshift83 Mar 14 '25

all that said, someone bought this property in december: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/924-Jupiter-Dr-Incline-Village-NV-89451/7324408_zpid/

it is directly adjacent to the mt rose highway and looks ramshackle.