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Short-Term Rentals in Berks County, PA (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Berks County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Noise Rules

Berks County has no STR-specific noise ordinance. Guest noise is handled by municipal noise ordinances and by Pennsylvania's disorderly-conduct law (18 Pa.C.S. §5503), which police can enforce for unreasonable noise at any rental.

Short-Term Rental Noise Rules in Berks County

Some Restrictions

18 Pa.C.S. §5503(a)(2)

A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he ... makes unreasonable noise.

Taxes & Fees

Short-term stays in Berks County face a 5% county hotel room rental tax plus Pennsylvania's 6% state hotel occupancy tax, roughly 11% total. The county tax is filed monthly with the Treasurer; the state tax is collected by operators or platforms.

Short-Term Rental Taxes in Berks County, PA

Some Restrictions

72 P.S. §7210 (Tax Reform Code §210)

an excise tax of six per cent of the rent upon every occupancy of a room or rooms in a hotel in this Commonwealth, which tax shall be collected by the operator from the occupant and paid over to the Commonwealth

Short-Term Rentals by City in Berks County

1 cities in Berks County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

All Berks County ordinances

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