The problem of short-term rentals has become very topical in recent years. This is due to the development of a new form of the real estate market, within the framework of the sharing economy. The sharing economy is associated in this area with the issue of the accommodation sector, in particular with the issue of short-term rental. More and more tourists are resigning from accommodation in hotels and opting for renting apartments using online platforms. This rapid development of the sharing economy, especially in the field of accommodation services, triggered reactions that in many countries took the form of attempts to reduce this phenomenon. They resulted in complaints to the European Commission concerning proposals to regulate the short-term rental market at the EU level. The subject of the article is the analysis of this phenomenon. It has been performed taking into account the EU’s response to this phenomenon as well as the reactions of individual Member States. First of all, the position of the EU bodies was presented, which in principle approves of the development of the sharing economy, whilst taking into account the need to protect the rights of tourists as consumers. The analyzes have shown that as regards short-term rental, the EU authorities have not introduced common regulations for all Member States. The EU acts contain only guidelines on the regulation of short-term rentals in individual Member States. At the same time, however, EU authorities are against introducing bans and restrictions on short-term rentals in the regulations of the Member States. The second level of analysis covered the presentation of the reactions of individual Member States to the progressive increase in the sharing economy in the area of short-term rental, in the context of legislative attempts to restrict this phenomenon. Regulations in Germany (where there are very strong restrictions), France (where there are strong restrictions) and Portugal (where there are slight restrictions) were analyzed. The arguments raised by supporters of the ban or restriction of short-term rental presented by communities in Poland were also presented.