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Nightly Mattituck rentals listed through airbnb.com.
It seems like a win-win, renting out that rarely used summer home, or even your own home, to make a few extra bucks.
But residents across the East End, irked by an influx of short-term renters popping up in their otherwise close-knit neighborhoods, are questioning the trend, and saying it is compromising their quality of life.
Some of them gathered at Southold Town Hall last Tuesday asking the Town Board to address what they say is a trending new industry. (more…)