Residents urge enforcement of Iredell County short-term rental rules, saying ‘party houses’ harm Langtree Peninsula

Several residents of the Langtree Peninsula told the Iredell County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that short-term rental properties advertised for large numbers of guests are disrupting neighborhood life and asked commissioners to defend and enforce local rules passed in October 2023.

At the county’s public comment period, Stephanie Frank of 698 Langtree said she and other neighbors are not opposed to “responsible short term rentals” but that some properties have been converted into “full scale event venues” with pools, fire pits, mini golf and sports courts. “One short term rental in our neighborhood advertises sleeping up to 30 guests,” Frank said. “This property was sold in 2022 as a four-bedroom property. This is not home sharing. This is a business operating in the middle of a residential neighborhood.”

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