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

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.

A judge has struck down Measure T, which banned vacation home rentals in South Lake Tahoe's residential areas unless occupied by residents for most of the year.