Erie, PA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

09 of the Landlord and Rental article sets a sliding fee schedule tied to payment date rather than a flat occupancy tax. 02 as anyone renting a dwelling unit or rooms on a transient basis for stays under 30 consecutive days, pay $80 if the fee is submitted on or before May 15, $130 if paid between May 16 and June 30, and $160 if paid after June 30. Standard (non-short-term) residential rentals pay a lower tier on the same calendar: $40, $65, and $80 respectively.

Any additional inspection beyond the one included in the license, on either track, costs $65. 04(a)(10), but that reduced schedule explicitly does not apply to short-term rentals, which are billed on the standard schedule and inspected every year regardless. 04(a)(9), so operators effectively cannot renew until those accounts are current. 03(b)(1), separate from the licensing fee itself.