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November 1, 2024

Voters consider vacation homes tax in Lake Tahoe area

  • Mountain and resort towns across the U.S. are considering taxing empty homes for workforce housing.
    • By HAVEN DALEY and JANIE HAR
    Associated Press

    SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Owners of vacation homes in Northern California's South Lake Tahoe could face a significant tax increase if voters in the mountain resort town approve a measure on Tuesday's ballot that pits affordable housing against private property rights.

    South Lake Tahoe, which sits on the shores of the iconic alpine lake, has about 7,000 vacant homes — 44% of the city's estimated housing units — according to the 2022 American Community Survey. Measure N would levy a flat $3,000 tax on homes that are vacant 182 days within a calendar year.


     
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