The lodging business is categorized as a hotel management business controlled by the Hotel Business Act, and it consists of providing an accommodation facility, receiving an accommodation charge per month or more longer span, and lodging the people (Hotel Business Act: Article 2, Section 5).
なお下宿営業は、旅館業法に規定される宿泊施設であり、施設を設け、一月以上の期間を単位とする宿泊料を受けて、人を宿泊させる営業をいう（旅館業法第2条第5項）。