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

The rules in Greene Township

• A yearly Short-Term Rental Permit (updated ordinance adopted May 2025). It's personal to the owner and doesn't transfer with a sale. No advertising before you have the license.
• Occupancy: 2 people per bedroom plus 3 overnight; children 2 and under don't count. Day guests up to half.
• Bedrooms at least 80 sq ft, plus a common room of at least 120 sq ft; bedrooms capped by the sewage permit (3 if there's no record), with proof of septic pumping in the last 3 years.
• At least 1 parking space per bedroom (garage spaces count); none in any right-of-way.
• At least $500,000 liability insurance covering commercial rental use, and a local contact within 30 miles who answers within 1 hour.
• Apply with the Pike County hotel tax certificate, PA sales and use tax permit, deed, floor plan with square footage, a photo of the main entrance and written notice to your HOA.
• Post the permit and rules inside, the license in a window facing the road, and a front-door notice. Trash outside only on pickup day unless it's in a bear-proof container. No RVs, campers or tents.

Fees

• New permit and each yearly renewal: three checks of $200 (township), $250 (building inspection, 2 visits) and $200 (sewage inspection), $650 in all; the sewage fee doesn't apply on a DEP-permitted sewage plant. First-year fees are prorated by quarter (Resolution 26-6, February 4, 2026).
• Renewal due before May 1; late renewals cost double, and unpaid permits are void after July 15.

How to apply

Download the 2026 application from the township website. Township (570) 676-9325; Code Enforcement Officer (570) 676-6367, codeofficer@greenetownship.org.

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.

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.