Blooming Grove Township Short-Term Rental Permit: Rules, Fees and How to Apply

The rules in Blooming Grove Township

• A yearly Short-Term Rental Permit (stays of 2 to 30 days). Renew by February 15 (the fee doubles after that; unpaid by May 1, the permit is void).
• Occupancy: 2 people per bedroom plus 4 overnight; day guests up to 75%. Bedrooms at least 80 sq ft with a window or door to the outside, plus another room of at least 120 sq ft.
• At least 1 parking space per bedroom (9 x 18 ft, mud-free), on your property only.
• A local contact who answers within 1 hour (you can be the contact if you live within 30 miles).
• Give your HOA written notice: if it objects, no permit until that's resolved (30 days of silence counts as no objection).
• Pay the Pike County hotel tax. Apply with a plot plan, photos, your sales tax license, the county hotel tax number and your listing IDs.
• Township window sticker facing the road and a front-door notice. No RVs or campers; open fires out by midnight. Fines up to $1,000 per violation.

Fees

• $150 permit and $150 yearly renewal (fee schedule, Resolution 3-2024, November 2024). Inspection fee per the fee schedule (amount not confirmed).

How to apply

Download the application from the township's Forms page. 488 Route 739, Hawley, PA 18428, (570) 775-6461 (Zoning Officer Tuesday and Thursday, 9 AM to noon).

Before you apply: your tax registrations

Townships usually ask for proof that you're registered for lodging taxes, so do these first:

• Pennsylvania's 6% hotel occupancy tax: register for a sales, use and hotel occupancy tax license in myPATH (the PA-100 registration).
• Pike County's hotel tax: ask the Pike County Treasurer how to register and file.

Confirm with the township

• Whether your private community (for example Hemlock Farms) allows short-term rentals at all.

Tips

• Check your community or HOA rules too. Many Pocono communities have their own renter registration, fees and limits, and you have to follow both.
• Keep one folder with your deed, insurance declaration page, floor and site plans, septic records and tax certificates. Renewals usually ask for the same papers.
• Make sure the guest limit on Airbnb, Vrbo and our site matches your permit.