FREEDOM — The N.H. Housing Appeals Board last Friday sided with a Massachusetts couple and against the town of Freedom, which sought to force them to submit to its short-term rental ordinance.
The case is James and Susan Cotter v. the Town of Freedom Zoning Board of Adjustment. In October, Concord-based New Hampshire Housing Appeals Board held a public hearing on the merits of the Cotters’ case.
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What a great result. It turns out that property rights are protected in New Hampshire, no matter what elected officials try to pull. I wish Conway would learn this lesson, but I guess it will take more tax dollars wasted on town staff time and legal fees to figure it out.
It is too bad that the Sun publisher is going to get personally involved on the wrong side of this issue. Maybe if the Selectmen decided to enforce an anti-littering law that targeted newspapers causing a mess and an eyesore around town, he would get it.
The Housing Appeals Board did NOT state that “life safety code did not apply”. The Board stated that other “non zoning” options exist to enforce code violations, specifically, an administrative warrant.
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