Short-Term Residential Rentals

This briefing paper from the California Legislative Analyst's Office summarizes how short-term rentals are affecting the lodging industry in California. It offers background data on Internet use, the sharing economy, and the leisure and hospitality industry; describes how the growth of short-term residential rentals is changing the lodging industry; and explores the pros and cons of short-term residential rentals from a public policy standpoint as well as potential changes to the economy.