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Biden Accused of Staying in Illegal Vacation Rental in Lake Tahoe

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Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer is being accused by local residents of illegally renting his Lake Tahoe, Nevada residence to Joe Biden for the Biden family’s eight-day vacation that started last Friday. Steyer could face up to a $20,000 fine if he is found to not have a Douglas County Vacation Home Rental permit. Biden’s children Hunter and Ashley as well as spouses and grandchildren (not Navy Joan) are reported staying with Joe and Jill at Steyer’s $18 million mansion.


Steyer Lake Tahoe home, image via Redfin.

The White House claimed Biden was paying “fair market value” for the stay at the Steyer mansion, inadvertently opening the door to the complaints.

Megan Barth with the Nevada Globe broke the story on Monday as Biden interrupted his second vacation of the month for a day trip to Maui to tour the fire ravaged island (excerpt):

The Globe received a scoop this morning that a complaint was filed by a Douglas County resident with the Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Advisory Board against billionaire climate investor Tom Steyer,

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