Kengo Hashiba’s latest article in his series on Japan’s vacant housing problem has been published in the 9th January 2020 issue (No. 351) of Profession Journal. This article looks at points to consider when management of a vacant house is contracted to another party for use as an Airbnb-style lodging. A preview of the article (in Japanese) is available at https://profession-net.com/professionjournal/law-386/.