Surge of short-term rentals for tourism in Puerto Rico becomes a problem

La Fortaleza, the official residence of the governor of Puerto Rico, is also a top tourist attraction in the Hispanic Federation. — Pixabay

Activists want stricter regulations of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico as the United States territory sees a growing number of displaced renters and a spike in housing costs, the Hispanic Federation said in a report recently.

The number of units operating as short-term rentals in Puerto Rico jumped to more than 25,000 in 2022 from about 1,000 in 2014, the report commissioned by the federation said.