CONWAY — An association of short-term rental owners announced Wednesday a team of lawyers will defend them against a suit brought by the town of Conway.
The town, through its attorneys last week, filed a declaratory judgment to asked the Carroll County Superior Court to straighten out a standoff between rental property owners and the town following results of an April 13 town vote that town officials interpret as prohibiting non-owner-occupied short-term rentals in residential areas.
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