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Vacation Home Rental Information

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 vhrinfo@edcgov.us.

What's New

On May 13, 2020, District 5 Supervisor Sue Novasel held a Virtual Town Hall to provide information on options for limiting the number and density of Vacation Home Rentals in the Tahoe Basin, focusing on the guidelines from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA).

A second Tahoe VHR Virtual Town Hall was held June 10, 2020 via ZOOM.

The State issued guidelines for short-term rentals for individual, which can be found here: https://covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-hotels-lodging-rentals.pdf VHR operators may rent as long as they have a safety plan in place which mirrors the State guidelines. Operators need no further approval from the County.

However, the statewide ban on nonessential travel remains in place. Therefore, the hope is that people will recreate and rent in their local areas and not travel across the summit into the Tahoe basin if they do not live there. 

We hope people will continue to heed all the public health advice wherever they go, traveling only with household members, wearing face coverings when in public, properly washing their hands, and maintaining at least a six-foot distance from others.

You can find the Governor's Resilience Road-map here: https://covid19.ca.gov/roadmap/

Beginning January 1, 2019, Vacation Home Rental first-time permits and renewals will be handled by the County’s Planning Department.

Please visit this site for updates to the VHR ordinance and other information as it may change.

Vacation Home Rental Owners and Property Managers

VHR Local Contact Certification Training Material

VHR Local Contact Certification Exam

VHR Local Contact Certification Exam

VHR Local Contact Complaint Reporting Form

VHR Local Contact Complaint Reporting Form

Vacation Home Rental Resources

To make a complaint or report a disturbance in the unincorporated El Dorado County area of South Lake Tahoe or in the Tahoe Basin, please contact 530/573-3300, or in the City of South Lake Tahoe, please contact 530/542-7474 at the time of the disturbance and an officer will be dispatched in response. These hotlines are available 24/7. In a non-emergency situation, such as noise or other unreasonable disturbances, we ask that you call one of these numbers instead of calling 911. We invite your calls and ask that you provide the address of the property in question. Caller details will not be disclosed to others. Please do not call anonymously as staff may need to follow up with you and it could delay the enforcement response.

Vacation Home Rental Ordinance

Vacation Home Rental Frequently Asked Questions

Vacation Home Rental Permit Application (revised 01/2020)

Vacation Home Rental Local Contact Change Form
Interior Sign Template
Exterior Sign Template

Vacation Home Rental Meeting Details

Vacation Home Rental Complaints

Vacation Home Rental Inspection Checklist

Vacation Home Rental Locator Map

Vacation Home Rental Fees

VHR Permits are $190 for a new permit and $178 for a renewal. These fees do not include the inspection fee, which is required with a new permit and every two years thereafter, and is based on the square footage of the VHR. It is $35 to change the Certified Local Contact on record.