"Short-term rentals offered by Airbnb and similar websites are exploding in popularity across North Carolina. Our state's local governments are struggling with how to respond to concerns that these rentals are contributing to an affordable housing crisis, disrupting residental neighborhoods, and avoiding taxes paid by hotels and other more traditional types of tourist lodging. This book will help North Carolina's municipalities and counties decide how to address this growing issue by analyzing the legal and practical aspects of local government regulation and taxation of short-term rentals and by offering advice on best practices"--Page 4 of cover