Soon in South Lake Tahoe, certain vacations will violate city law. 

Accommodations in vacation home rentals are being banned inside residential neighborhoods. 

Kein Weitzman supported the effort after he says nonstop vacation home renters on his block became a nuisance in his neighborhood. 

“They were very disruptive …people can’t sleep, people can’t park their cars!” Weitzman said. 

For South Lake Tahoe’s Blue Dog Pizza owner Mercedes Bran, the ban is bad for business. 

“Obviously I think those homes will just sit empty now.”

Bran says the ban sends a message to would-be visitors of South Lake Tahoe to keep out. 

“It does definitely have the perception that if you are coming in and you want to spend a week here, that this isn’t the place for you.”

Right now 1,400 South Lake Tahoe residential zone property owners have city permits to rent vacation homes through sites like AirBnb and VRBO. 

The city calculates it could lose up to $4 million a year in taxes because of the ban.

“80 percent of the homes will just now be vacant,” Bran said. 

“Well, there may be large parties of 30 or 40 people that want to rent a mega mansion..and throw a bacchanalia. And that’s not going to happen anymore,” Weitzman said. 

South Lake Tahoe voters’ voices on home vacation rentals have been heard. 

You can still come for a visit, you just can’t stay in the home next door. 

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