Vacation rental owner reportedly ignored warnings after hot tub made guests sick with Legionnaires'

Vacation rental owner reportedly ignored warnings after hot tub made guests sick with Legionnaires'

Public health officials spent months trying to resolve a Legionnaires' disease hazard linked to a western New York vacation rental property.  Now, it has been uncovered that the owner continued accepting guests despite evidence pointing to the property's hot tub playing a role in two illnesses. The episode also draws attention to a hazard many summer travelers may overlook at short-term rentals, privately maintained hot tubs. What happened? Acco…