South Lake Tahoe’s Measure T is unconstitutional, an El Dorado County judge ruled Thursday rejecting the controversial short-term rental measure initiative in its entirety. South Lake Tahoe voters narrowly approved the ballot initiative in 2018 that barred short-term rentals in the city’s neighborhoods with a cutout that allowed permanent residents who lived in the city more than six months a year to rent their properties for up to 30 days.

An El Dorado County judge struck down a ballot measure passed in South Lake Tahoe that prohibits short-term rentals in residential areas.

A controversial law that sought to limit vacation home rentals in South Lake Tahoe’s residential neighborhoods was overturned by a judge this week. Measure T, which was narrowly passed by voters in 2018 to reduce short-term vacation rentals — such as those listed on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo — in certain areas while allowing them in commercial zones and the core tourist center,