Tahoe-place officials request Airbnb to end holiday rentals amid continue to be-at-house order

Dec. 23—Tahoe and Truckee officials sent a letter to Airbnb this week inquiring the trip-rental internet site to assist them restrict trip bookings as visitors go on to take a look at the location amid California’s remain-at-dwelling buy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Dec. 3 get limitations vacation and prohibits lodges and trip rentals from accepting reservations for non-critical workers. But that is proving difficult to implement, according to general public officers, with the well known tourist desired destination nevertheless drawing many reservations.

The letter — sent by Placer County Supervisor Cindy Gustafson, El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel and Truckee Town Supervisor Jen Callaway — asks the getaway-rental huge to notify property house owners that bookings for non-critical vacation are in violation of the condition buy. The letter also asks Airbnb to perform with area federal government officials and advise them of house entrepreneurs who are “noncompliant.”

“Your aid will assistance (small-time period rental) operators comply with the Purchase and also guarantee our rural healthcare units are not overrun throughout this holiday break period,” the letter reads. “In addition, Placer County and the City of Truckee are searching at solutions to penalize (shorter-time period rental) operators who hire their homes all through this time.

“Your guidance will also assist (limited-expression rental) operators avoid dropping their permits which will also have impacts to your business really should various operators drop the skill to hire in the long term.”

The Truckee City Council will also look at adopting an urgency ordinance in its meeting Tuesday that would give officials electrical power to revoke or suspect brief-term rental permits for homeowners that violate the continue to be-at-dwelling order.