CONWAY — A lawyer representing hundreds of Conway short-term rental owners has written the town, challenging selectmen’s determination that the rentals are prohibited by zoning in residential areas.
Mark Puffer, of Preti Flaherty’s Concord law office, represents the Mt. Washington Valley Association for Responsible Vacation Rentals.
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