There is no countywide short-term-rental registry in Delaware County, PA. Registration is handled by each municipality's rental-property ordinance. The only county-level filing is the county hotel/STR occupancy-tax return with the Treasurer.
Delaware County does not maintain a countywide STR registry. Under the PA Municipalities Planning Code, registration falls to boroughs and townships. Many Delco municipalities fold short-term rentals into their annual rental-dwelling registration. In Middletown Township (Delaware County, PA), lessors must report their rental and 'transient dwelling' units, addresses and occupancy to the Township Manager each year. Separately, at the county layer, any operator collecting the county Hotel and Short Term Rental occupancy tax must file returns with the Delaware County Treasurer — that is a tax filing, not a land-use registration.
Municipal: fines for renting an unregistered unit. County tax side: penalties/interest for failing to file occupancy-tax returns.
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Backyard composting is legal across Delaware County and encouraged by the county's Act 101 recycling program. There is no county compost permit, but municipa...
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Delaware County sets no rule on artificial turf. Whether synthetic grass is allowed, and any impervious-coverage or stormwater conditions, is decided by your...
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Delaware County has no rule against native-plant or meadow landscaping. Native gardens are encouraged for stormwater and pollinator benefits, but you must st...
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Rainwater harvesting is legal in Pennsylvania and Delaware County has no ban. The county and its municipalities generally encourage rain barrels and cisterns...
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Delaware County publishes no lawn-watering schedule. Mandatory outdoor-water restrictions in Pennsylvania take effect only when the Governor declares a droug...
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There is no Delaware County weed ordinance. Each municipality bans noxious weeds and overgrown vegetation through its own property-maintenance code. Lower Ch...
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