SEMINOLE, Fla. — The Pinellas County Board of Commissioners is preparing to hold a public hearing on updating its noise ordinance after residents complained that short-term rentals are creating disruptions in neighborhoods.

What You Need To Know • Some full-time residents are taking issue with short-term rentals • Pinellas County is looking at adjusting noise ordinance • Some residents say that short-term rentals are turning into mini resorts.

In Seminole, Hillary Simpson says she has short-term rentals on both sides of her home. She is building a pool house, which she calls the “hurricane hideaway,” to block the noise coming from a neighboring property.

“It was definitely not something that we thought we would ever have to invest in,” she said.

Simpson said the problems began in

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