Residential character
Homes form a neighborhood, not a rotating lodging district.
Percy Peaks Estates community information
Keep Percy Peaks Estates Residential
We welcome new neighbors and residents. We oppose the use of homes in Percy Peaks Estates as commercial short-term lodging.
Percy Peaks Estates is a residential community. Properties in the development are subject to shared restrictive covenants recorded with their deeds.
Many residents believe that commercial short-term rental use is not consistent with those covenants or the residential character of the estate. This site brings the relevant deed language and community record together for neighbors and prospective residents to review.
Read about the covenantsThe issue
Why residents care
The concern is about how homes are used—not about visitors. Residents want Percy Peaks Estates to remain a neighborhood where people know what to expect from the properties around them.
Short-term lodging can bring frequent guest turnover and activity that differs from ordinary residential use. Residents have raised concerns about noise, parking, late arrivals, and other effects on nearby homes. They also point to existing deed restrictions that address residential use and nuisance or annoyance.
Transient use
Frequent guest turnover can resemble commercial lodging activity.
Everyday impacts
Noise, parking, and changing occupancy can affect nearby households.
Shared expectations
Recorded restrictions help set expectations for property owners.
The covenants
What the recorded restrictions say
The language below is reserved for exact quotations from the recorded deed restrictions. The registry references will be added with the source documents.
Provision 01
Residential Use
“[Relevant deed language regarding single-family residential use will be inserted here.]”
Registry reference: Book [0000], Page [000]
Provision 02
Nuisance / Annoyance
“[Relevant nuisance covenant language will be inserted here.]”
Registry reference: Book [0000], Page [000]
Residents’ interpretation
Many residents believe these provisions should be read together and that they apply to commercial short-term rental use. This is a statement of the residents’ interpretation. It is not a representation that a court has ruled on these particular covenants or on their application to short-term rentals in Percy Peaks Estates.
Community record
Concerns raised in public
Residents previously petitioned the town about short-term rental activity and related enforcement concerns.
The petition and meeting records will be posted here so readers can review the request, the public discussion, and any town response in their original context.
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Documents
Review the source material
This list will link to recorded documents and public records as they are gathered. Dates and references below are placeholders.
Relevant deed and restrictive covenants
Recorded property restrictions shared by Percy Peaks Estates lots.
Resident petition
Petition concerning short-term rental activity and enforcement.
Select Board meeting minutes
Official minutes for the meeting where residents raised concerns.
Other public records
Additional town records and correspondence relevant to the issue.
For prospective residents
Thinking about making Percy Peaks Estates your home? Welcome.
We want prospective residents to understand the community, the recorded restrictions affecting property here, and the longstanding concern about commercial short-term rental use before they buy.