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I was disappointed to read the comments about short term letting. There are many areas in NSW where apartment buildings have been built to provide for people who want to holiday on the coast or elsewhere but don’t want to stay in a motel or holiday house (another issue). Many owners want the opportunity to have a holiday residence which they can let when they are not using it, to pay the bills. We own this kind of unit which has been operating successfully for quite a few years. The economy of the town would be seriously damaged without this kind of residential accommodation. Far from the short term rentals being a problem in our building, a significant number of units have subsequently been taken up as long term rentals or for owner occupation. The problems experienced with short term rentals elsewhere are a result of an inappropriate mix in unsuitable locations with inadequate management, not with short term rentals per se. A retrospective change to the interpretation of regulations under which people have developed buildings for holiday rental would be both a significant hardship for the owners and a loss of very popular holiday accommodation. You only have to read our visitors book to see!