Judge Rules Against Vacation Home Rental Petition

6/12/2024

A judge upheld Douglas County, Nevada, commissioners finding that a petition to change the ordinance on vacation home rentals was insufficient. Senior Judge Bill Maddox ruled against the petitioners, saying that County Clerk-Treasurer Amy Burgans was justified in rejecting the signatures that she did. There is the possibility that petitioners will appeal Maddox’s decision to the Nevada Supreme Court, but timing is a factor if they hope to get it on the general election ballot by June 28. Douglas County has been debating how to deal with vacation home rentals since 2017 when commissioners sought to find a way regulate them. The original iteration of the current ordinance was implemented in July 15, 2021, and was accompanied by the first of a handful of lawsuits that have been filed.

Record Courier (06/03/24) Kurt Hildebrand