Chester County places no cap on how many nights a year you can rent short-term. Any limit on rental nights is imposed by your borough or township zoning ordinance under the PA Municipalities Planning Code, if adopted at all.
Chester County and Pennsylvania set no maximum number of rental nights per year for short-term rentals. Night caps — for example, limiting a home to a set number of rented nights annually — are a municipal zoning tool adopted under the Municipalities Planning Code, and few Chesco municipalities use them. The Chester County Planning Commission's model short-term-rental guidance lists annual-night or per-booking-length limits as one optional regulatory approach a municipality may choose, but the county imposes none itself. Note the county's 30-consecutive-night threshold applies only to the hotel tax (rentals under 30 nights are taxable) and is not a cap on total nights. Confirm any night limit with your local zoning office.
Exceeding a local night cap is a zoning violation enforced by the municipality, generally by fines or loss of any local rental permit.
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