Dear Friend,

On November 6, 2018, South Lake Tahoe voters will decide whether to ban vacation rentals in our town. If Measure T passes, your right to rent your vacation rental will be eliminated.

Measure T’s ban on all vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods will result in many owners like you having to sell their homes, or turn them into vacant second homes that have no ability to offset expenses.

In addition, our city will lose jobs and critically needed revenue to fund city services like road maintenance, snow removal, police and fire services. Each year, vacation rental guests infuse over $100 million into our local economy plus over $3 million in taxes directly to the City’s general fund, all of which will be lost if Measure T passes.

Because we care about your rights and the future of South Lake Tahoe’s residents, we formed the Vote NO on T Committee to protect our community. Help us stop this ill-conceived measure that is extreme and unnecessary.

Strict VHR ordinances recently passed are addressing occupancy, parking, and noise. The current ordinance already caps the number of VHRs so there cannot be an increase, and there is a two-year wait list as a result. The enforcement of these laws has led to quieter neighborhoods and fewer incidents. We need to let these regulations work.

We’re committed to working every day between now and November to protect our community and to protect the rights of those who want to share their home or rent their property.

To succeed, we need your help. A minimum contribution of $500 will help us defeat this ill-conceived ballot measure. That is less than the income from one night of rent over a holiday.

This is your opportunity to protect your rights. If we do not stop this measure now, it will be far costlier in the future as lawsuits, countermeasures, and lost revenue will result in many people having to give up their life that they enjoy here in South Lake Tahoe.

Measure T is extreme and endangers our community. If this ban is not defeated, it will threaten employment opportunities for our residents and decrease funding for vital local government services.

That’s why we are asking you to donate today to stop Measure T. Please contribute online by visiting https://savetahoejobs.org/donate. If you are interested in volunteering for the Vote NO on T effort, sign up at https://www.savetahoejobs.org/get_involved or email us at hello@savetahoejobs.org.

Sincerely,

Lisa Underwood Tahoe Keys Resort