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Posted by: Paul Burch on Jan 30, 2024

Lawyers representing the board of the Lone Mountain Shores Owners Association and a handful of homeowners whom the board sued over short-term rentals made their cases before a judge in Claiborne County Chancery Court on Jan. 25, reports KnoxNews. The case centers on whether a house rented on Airbnb or Vrbo should be considered a single-family home or a hotel. Short-term rentals are defined by the state as rentals shorter than 30 days. The Lone Mountain Shores homeowners' association board allows long-term rentals, which the board says falls under single-family residential use. Both sides have filed for summary judgement. Chancellor Elizabeth Asbury could rule by Feb. 25 according to the paper.