Short-Term Residential Rentals

This report from San Diego's Office of the Independent Budget Analyst examines short-term rental regulations in six peer cities, focusing on municipal registration and administration of STRs as well as collection of appropriate taxes. It highlights concerns about short-term residential rentals that regulations should address, and summarizes the current regulations for this use in place within the city. It then describes how various issues are addressed in the regulations of six other cities across the U.S., and offers a matrix summarizing elements of each city’s regulations, as well as short case-study writeups on those cities.