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Treasurer seeks board direction on amnesty window and appeals process after new short‑term‑rental sweep
Summary
Treasurer Patrick Sullivan reported the county’s new rental‑listing software found about 172 unregistered short‑term rental listings in Lake County and asked the board whether to continue waiving penalties and interest for first‑time cooperative operators and whether appeals should be handled administratively rather than by the board.
Patrick Sullivan, Lake County treasurer and tax collector, told supervisors on Tuesday that a recently purchased short‑term‑rental identification tool has uncovered roughly 172 unregistered listings countywide and asked the board for direction on penalty relief and administrative handling of appeals.
Sullivan said the county now has about 209 registered transient‑occupancy‑tax (TOT) properties but the new software, Rentalscape by Deckard Technologies, identified 172 additional unregistered listings as of April 30; he estimated about 50 more partially identified listings remain. “There are more unregistered short‑term rentals in the county than registered hotels, motels and campgrounds combined,” Sullivan said.
Under the county’s prior practice, first‑time cooperative operators who promptly provided requested…
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