Truckee council approves introduction of ordinance allowing some long‑term tenants to operate hosted rentals

The Truckee Town Council on June 10 introduced Ordinance 2025-05 to amend Chapter 5.02 of the Truckee Municipal Code governing short‑term rentals, changing who may operate a “hosted rental” and imposing additional registration and liability rules.

The ordinance, introduced unanimously, would permit a long‑term tenant who was operating a hosted rental in good standing before the hosted‑rental definition changed on May 24, 2022, to apply for a hosted‑rental registration certificate. The draft requires tenants who operate a hosted rental to provide homeowner authorization and an affidavit of primary residency; it also expands the code’s liability provisions so that a homeowner and a non‑owner tenant operator are “jointly and severally liable” for violations of the municipal code and for collection and remittance of transient occupancy tax.

Why it matters

Council members and staff said the changes are intended to clarify the code, preserve the town’s existing hosted‑rental program where appropriate and…