Columbia Definitions ordinance (§ 13-260.5)

For the purpose of this section, the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:

Short-term rental. A residential dwelling unit, or portion of a residential dwelling unit, advertised or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay or compensation to transient guests.

Transient guest. A person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel, tourist court, bed and breakfast, or short-term rental for less than thirty-one (31) consecutive days.