CONWAY — A Carroll County Superior Court judge denied reconsideration of the suit filed by short-term rental owners Christopher and Kelly Andrews against the Kearsage Lighting Precinct over an owner occupation requirement for rental properties.
In a separate case — Richard Park v. Kearsarge Lighting Precinct — Judge Amy Ignatius granted the KLP's partial motion to dismiss.
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