Chester County does not require short-term-rental hosts to carry liability insurance. Any insurance requirement comes from your municipality's rental ordinance or your platform and lease, not from the county or Pennsylvania statute.
Neither Chester County nor Pennsylvania statute requires a short-term-rental host to carry a set amount of liability insurance. Where an insurance requirement exists, it is either a condition in your borough or township rental ordinance (adopted under the Municipalities Planning Code) or a private requirement from your booking platform or homeowner's policy. Many booking platforms provide host liability coverage, but that is not a government mandate. The Chester County Planning Commission's model guidance suggests municipalities may require proof of liability insurance as a permit condition, yet the county itself imposes none. Standard homeowner's policies often exclude commercial short-term-rental activity, so hosts commonly add a short-term-rental or landlord endorsement voluntarily — check both your municipality and your insurer.
If a municipality requires proof of insurance as a permit condition, failing to provide it can block or revoke the local rental permit.
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