Residential Short-Term Rentals: Should Local Governments Regulate the 'Industry'?

• DOI: 10.1080/15480755.2013.766496
• Publication Date: 2013-01-17T13:47:15Z
• Authors: Charles Gottlieb
• Keywords: Housing tenure

The country has been in the midst of an economic recession, leaving many people with need to supplement their traditional incomes by alternative means. Motivated home owners are leveraging largest asset renting out homes for short periods time. These include single-family residences commonly located a residential neighborhood or zoning district. This phenomenon is growing rapidly across and presenting policy concerns state local governments. explosion websites allowing advertise properties rent amplified short-term rental industry.