State law will help LV get data to crack down on party houses

Local governments in Nevada now have a stronger tool to help crack down on unlicensed short-term rental operators.

The Las Vegas City Council will soon consider an ordinance that echoes a new state law requiring short-term rental hosting platforms like Airbnb, Homeaway and VRBO to submit quarterly reports detailing the number of bookings, listings and operators in the city.

Short-term rental operators in the city are supposed to have a business license and pay operating fees and room tax. City Deputy Planning Director Mary Mcelhone estimated on Monday anywhere from 800 to 1,000 short-term rentals are operating unlicensed in the city and not paying any room tax. The new measure would give the city actual data, an upgrade from a “best guess,” Mcelhone said.

“This is going to give us a really good idea of how big the problem is, what we’re looking at. And also, in

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ing will help ensure we have the momentum and resources to win this race next year,” Rosen campaign manager Danny Kazin said in a statement.

For Heller, the path to re-election is a two-pronged effort, with Republican businessman and frequent candidate Danny Tarkanian challenging the incumbent in the GOP primary.

Tarkanian told the Review-journal on Monday that his campaign had raised about $307,000 in six weeks and has about $270,000 cash on hand.

“He’s going to have a lot more money than me, but we’re fine with that,” Tarkanian said. “That’s part of being the incumbent.”

House District 4: Kihuen vs. Anthony

Freshman Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen reported a haul of $218,000 through the third quarter of 2017, while the Republican challenger,

Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony, pulled in $141,000.

House District 3

Democratic congressional candidate Susie Lee’s $315,000 fundraising haul in the quarter was significantly more than the combined efforts of the four prominent Republicans running for the open seat.

Former Republican Assemblywoman Victoria Seaman led the Republicans with approximately $114,000 raised. But $50,000 of that came as a personal loan from Seaman to her campaign.

GOP state Sen. Scott Hammond raised about $52,000, and former

Clark County GOP chairman David Mckeon raised $35,000.

Bowing out

Autism advocate and Republican candidate Lynda Tache announced Monday that she was withdrawing from the race for the open seat in House District 3.

“At this time, after careful thought and consideration, I’ve decided that my service to our community would be best spent continuing my work here with you, not in Washington,” Tache said in a statement.

Tache’s campaign raised more than $51,000 from July 1 to Sept.

30, according to campaign finance reports.

Contact Colton Lochhead at clochhead@reviewjournal. com or 702-383-4638. Follow @ Coltonlochhead on Twitter.