House Bill No. by Representative Carpenter aims to establish regulations for short-term rentals in Louisiana by enacting Chapter 50 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. The bill allows municipalities and parishes to adopt ordinances to regulate short-term rentals, which are defined as the rental of residential property for overnight accommodations for transient guests for a period of less than twenty-nine days.

The proposed law outlines specific actions that local governments may take to regulate short-term rentals, including requiring permits for owners, creating a registration system, imposing fines for misuse, establishing minimum safety standards, conducting inspections, and setting restrictions on the length of stay and number of occupants. This legislation seeks to provide a framework for local authorities to manage the growing trend of short-term rentals effectively.