From Cottage to Mill: Short-Term Rentals and Community Conflict

From Cottage to Mill: Short-term Rentals and Community Conflict

Discussion of the financialization of housing typically focuses on pre- and post- crash processes and fails to include the emergence of short-term rentals (STR), an increasingly popular global housing option that has become a source of conflict in communities of varying size and scale, from large cities to resort towns.

What is the impact of the proliferation of STR on housing accessability and on communities? How do proponents and opponents of STR locate the issue in terms of a rights discourse? How do communities respond? What are the emergent policies and social consequences? How does the examination of STR amplify the discussion of housing financialization and “rights?”