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Thank you to writer Paula Span for her charming Connections about a summer rental home in Wellfleet (“Summer Landlord,” June 4). Having lived full time in Eastham for nearly 30 years, it brought back many happy memories of summers on the Cape. Although I now reside in Milton, I still have a soft spot in my heart for Cape Cod in the summer, and, in fact, all year round. Yes, there are fewer houses for rent these days. If the opportunity comes up,

[the author should] buy that house. Sounds like she would love to be a yearrounder. And, [the landlord] would know that the home would be well loved.

Kaye Richardson

Milton

Wife and I (and son for many years) have been spending a week at the Cape for going on 45 years now. In that time, we have had several long runs with the same owner and these relationships are unique — more than landlord/tenant but not friends either, but very special. It may seem strange but, as tenants, we feel a great responsibility to the house and its legacy. We share and fret over it just like the owners do.

Rob Taylor

Gardner

I have a rental home. We work hard to keep it in good shape, clean, fresh. But stuff always happens, particularly in a second home when you are not always there. I might suggest Paula Span consider the investment and work that the owner certainly puts into this house. I wonder if Span’s house is always perfect?

Ed Antos Newmarket, New Hampshire

I own a home in Wellfleet and rented it years ago when my husband and I first bought here. We always kept our rate below where it should have been when we had good tenants, and it worked. We rented to the same couple for 27 years! Priscilla Jenkins

Wellfleet