CONWAY — While the town’s court case against a local short-term rental owner remains pending, the Conway Planning Board is proposing to put before voters a new definition of “residential dwelling unit” that could alter the ability of Conway homeowners to rent their property as STRs or have other unintended consequences.
The STR case, Conway vs. Scott Kudrick, resulted from a 2021 vote in which residents rejected a proposal by selectmen to allow non-owner-occupied STRs anywhere single-family homes are permitted in town. The town asked a judge to weigh in, and the judge sided with the STR owners.
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