Lancaster County sets no host-presence rule. Whether an owner or manager must be present is municipal. The City of Lancaster does not require owner occupancy for a standard STR, but a property manager must be identified and their contact information provided to the City's Housing Unit; a Homestay, by contrast,
Host-presence and local-contact requirements are municipal, not county, matters in Pennsylvania. The City of Lancaster is representative. For a standard unhosted STR, no owner or manager occupancy is required, but a property manager must be identified, and the manager's name and contact information must be provided to the City's Housing Unit so there is a responsible local point of contact. For a Homestay, the rule is stricter: the property owner must be residing in the dwelling unit for the duration of the rental. Municipalities elsewhere in the county set their own local-contact and presence standards - some require a 24-hour responsible person within a set distance, others do not. Because the requirement varies, hosts should confirm the local-contact and presence
Enforced by the municipality. In the City of Lancaster, failing to identify a property manager or provide the manager's contact information to the Housing Unit is a violation of the transient dwelling conditions and can lead to fines and denial
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