General Contact Number: (530) 621-5567

Vacation Home Rentals

El Dorado County Vacation Home Rentals (VHR)

Welcome to El Dorado County’s Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Information Site. Here you will find information about the County’s VHR ordinance, recent Board action, public outreach and information from the Vacation Home Rental ad hoc Committee, and other VHR-related information. For general information, questions, or comments, please email us at vhrpermits@edcgov.us. Please include the property address or VHR # in the subject line.

Please add edcvhr@hdlgov.com to your contact list so that emails are delivered to your inbox

We're all in it together during this uncertain time!

The VHR Department is committed to providing you with the best customer service. We're experiencing a substantial increase in permit applications, and as a result, the turnaround time for permit reviews is taking longer than usual. Please know we are diligently working to get your review completed as quickly as possible so your VHR permit can be issued.

Due to extreme staffing shortages in our department, our ability to review applications and respond to phone calls and emails is behind schedule. We appreciate your patience.

What's New

Apply online, HDL - Online VHR Permitting

You will receive new login information for the platform. Staff is working diligently to communicate with each owner and property manager throughout this transition.

VHR Renewals that have not paid TOT

Applicants must demonstrate at the time of VHR permit renewal that the property was rented in the prior year and that transient occupancy taxes (TOT) have been paid. If that cannot be proved at the time of renewal, the application will be denied and the current VHR permit will expire. Please contact the Treasurer-Tax Collector's office if you have any questions about TOT payments (hdlgov.com) VHR Ordinance Sec. 5.56.055 B.

VHR Complaints

If you find that a property is violating the VHR Ordinance, please contact the Local Contact listed on the external sign posted on the property or found on our VHR Map. If the problem persists, please call Host Compliance at 530-206-7649 or report the problem on their website here. Host Compliance is a resource that El Dorado County utilizes to monitor compliance within the VHR program. Please also check out additional information and resources on the VHR Code Enforcement Website.

VHR Permits Do Not Transfer

If you're looking to purchase a property in El Dorado County, please be sure to check the buffering map first. If it's in a 500-foot buffer zone of a permitted property, it's not eligible for a VHR permit. If it's in the Tahoe area, it's subject to the 900 permit cap and there aren't any permits available at this time. You can be added to that waitlist once you purchase a property but it's uncertain whether you will ever be able to obtain a permit.

Properties that have an active permit when a house changes ownership do not transfer.

VHR Popular Links

Application and Forms
Buffer Map **New map every Wednesday**
Cluster & Buffering - El Dorado County
Code Enforcement
Complaints
FAQs
Fees
New VHR permits are $190 and $178 for a renewal. Fees do not include an inspection fee (based on the dwelling's sq ft) is required with a new permit and every two years thereafter.
Fire Inspection Checklist (not defensible space inspection checklist)
Local Contacts and Property Management
Meeting Details
Ordinance

VHR Ordinance Update

Waitlist Application

Hours:

Tuesday - Friday, Placerville

2850 Fairlane Ct in Placerville

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Walk-ins

9:00, 10:00, or 11:00 for phone appointments

Tuesday - Friday, South Lake Tahoe

924 B Emerald Bay Rd in South Lake Tahoe

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Walk-ins
9:00, 10:00 or 11:00 for phone appointments

To schedule a PHONE APPOINTMENT, Click here or call 530-621-5355.