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

The rules in Kidder Township

• A yearly Short-Term Rental Permit for each home, issued to the owner and renewed every year with an inspection.
• If you live more than about an hour away, a local management agency or contact must be the "person in charge," with a 24-hour phone.
• Occupancy: 2 people per bedroom plus 4. A bedroom needs two ways out (one can be a code-compliant window).
• Apply with a floor plan showing bedrooms, a site plan with parking spaces and septic, a copy of the recorded deed, consent to inspection and proof you notified your owners' association.
• Parking on the property only, never in a public street right-of-way.
• Post a notice inside the front door with the 24-hour contact, 911 address, maximum guests and vehicles, trash day (no trash stored outside) and that guests can be fined.
• No RVs, campers, tents or outdoor sleeping; no fireworks or floating lanterns; shielded outdoor lights. Fines $300 to $1,000 per violation, each day counting separately.

Fees

• Set by the township each year. We couldn't find the 2026 fee schedule online; local news reported in March 2025 that the permit fee was raised to $3,000. Confirm the current fee with the township.

How to apply

There's no online application. Contact the township's Short-Term Rental Clerk at pdemarco@kiddertownship.org, or the township office at (570) 722-0107.

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).
• Carbon County's 3% hotel tax, registered with the Carbon County Treasurer in Jim Thorpe.

Confirm with the township

• The 2026 permit and inspection fees.
• Any changes adopted after the 2021 ordinance.

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.