The purpose and aim of this pape is to describe the legal obligations related to the registration and rental of a holiday home and the types of contracts related to the activity of renting a holiday home. Furthermore, the possibilities of financing the rental of holiday homes from the public sector and employment of seasonal workers are listed. Also, the role and importance of the Croatian National Tourist Board related to the registration and rental of a holiday home were analyzed. The data used to achieve the purpose and goal of the work were collected through primary research is obtained from books, scientific and professional papers and via the Internet. The following scientific methods were used in the research for this paper:  deductive method (special and individual conclusions are obtained from general courts),  inductive method (based on the analysis of individual facts, general conclusions are reached),  comparative method (comparison of theory and practice and drawing one's own conclusions),  method of analysis (analysis of complex concepts, judgments and conclusions into their simpler components and elements),  method of description (simple description of facts without scientific interpretation and explanation) and  method of synthesis (merging simple creations into complex conclusions).