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County identifies 172 unregistered short-term listings; board orders limited amnesty window and staff to draft STR enforcement resolution
Summary
Lake County staff identified 172 apparently unregistered short-term rental listings using new software and the Board of Supervisors on May 13 instructed the Treasurer/Tax Collector and County Counsel to draft a resolution that would provide a limited penalty/interest waiver (board guidance: up to 30 days) for first-time cooperating operators and to return with proposed ordinance changes.
What happened: Patrick Sullivan, Lake County Treasurer-Tax Collector, reported to the Board on May 13 that using a new vendor tool (Rentalscape, Decker Technologies) county staff had identified 172 short-term rental (STR) listings that were not registered with the county and therefore had not been remitting transient-occupancy tax (TOT). The county currently lists 209 registered TOT properties (hotels, motels, campgrounds and registered STRs), meaning the newly identified unregistered listings represent a significant enforcement gap.
Board direction: Supervisors unanimously directed the Treasurer/Tax Collector and County Counsel to…
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