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Douglas County advisory board debates permit-holder "code of conduct" for vacation home rentals

5028878 · June 18, 2025
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Summary

Advisory board members and county staff debated a proposed requirement that vacation-home-permit holders provide a posted, property-specific code of conduct for renters; staff will redraft the language after the board's feedback.

Douglas County's Vacation Home Rental Advisory Board spent the longest portion of its meeting discussing a proposed "code of conduct" that would require each vacation home rental (VHR) permit holder to produce and post a property-specific set of rules for renters.

Board members and county staff said the provision grew from complaints about on-site behavior. "This was born out of a conversation with a commissioner, related to, past comments ... about inappropriate hats, urination off decks, pot smoke, walking around properties and, to name a few things," said Ernie Strehlow, Douglas County staff, describing why the county drafted a code of conduct provision. County staff presented sample language and said enforcement would rely in…

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