Deb Kosarick, the nurse renting the cottage, arrived home around suppertime, and she joined Judy in the kitchen.

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Meanwhile, the man who had been renting a guest cottage at the home owned by Sohus' mother also left town and the couple's truck was later traced to him on the east coast although it was never found.

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We were renting a classic shingled cottage with leaded glass windows, near the ocean in East Hampton, and we were heading out for the summer.

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So, if you earn income by, say, renting out a holiday cottage, any loss on the letting activity could be offset against your income from other sources, resulting in a lower overall income tax bill.

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