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Poconos Short Term Rental-Friendly Communities
Figuring out if a municipality allows STR or not can often times be very confusing and hard to determine for sure, this page will serve as the best place to get up-to date info on the rules and regulations in the Poconos market.
Often in the Poconos market, homes will be within HOA municipalities, these communities oftentimes each have their own rules and regulations for what is allowed and restricted. Interestingly these community rules will supersede that of their township or county.
Keep in mind that each community's rules and regulations are subject to change, This list is just an estimate, you should always review HOA rules and regulations before buying a home in such a community.
Arrowhead Lake
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: $35
Yearly HOA STR fee: NO
Notable Amenities: Lakes, Basketball, Beach, Tennis
Barton Glen
Legal: NO
Bear Creek Lakes
Questionable- Currently in talks to make amendments and regulations to STR rentals
Beltzville Lake Estates
Legal: NO
Big Bass Lake
Legal: Yes
Fee Per Stay: 50
Yearly HOA STR fee: Unknown
Notable Amenities: Lake, Beach, Ski/Tubing, Park, Marina
Big Boulder and Jack Frost Ski Resorts
There are many communities within these areas- Please do your own due diligence
Legal:Yes
Birches III
Legal: NO
Birches West
Legal: NO
Birchwood Lakes
Legal: NO
Brier Crest Woods
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: $50 (100 if 7+ days)
Yearly HOA STR fee: No
Brier Hill North
Legal: Unsure please do due diligence
Buck Hill Falls
Legal: restricted to 30-day minimum
-Note the 15,375 Yearly HOA fee for all owners
Camelot Forest
Legal: YES
Per Stay Fee: Unknown please do due diligence
Notable Amenities: Lake, Tennis
Castle Rock Acres
Legal: Unknown not written
Circle Green Condominium
Legal: NO
Cobbs Lake Preserve
Legal: NO
Cobble Creek Estates
Legal: NO
Conashaugh Lakes
Legal: NO
Country Club of the Poconos
Legal: NO
Crescent Lake
Legal: NO
Eagle Lake
Legal: YES
Per Stay Fees: unknown unwritten
Eagle Rock Resort
Legal: Yes
-STR is legal, but through Eagle rock resort management company
El Do Lake
Legal: NO
Emerald Lakes
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay:
UNLIMITED RENTAL PLAN OPTION -This option allows for unlimited rentals per year. If this option is chosen, you agree to pay an annual fee of $2500.00. This fee will be due on or before May 1st of each year and can be broken into four quarterly payments of $625.00. These quarterly payments will be due in accordance with your quarterly dues schedule.
39 RENTAL PLAN OPTION - This option allows for 27-39 rentals. If this option is chosen, you agree to pay an annual fee of $2000.00. This fee will be due on or before May 1st of each year and can be broken into four quarterly payments of $500.00. These quarterly payments will be due in accordance with your quarterly dues schedule.
26 RENTAL PLAN OPTION - This option allows for up to 26 rentals per year. If this option is chosen, you agree to pay an annual fee of $1400.00. This fee will be due on or before May 1st of each year.
12 RENTAL PLAN OPTION - This option is only allowed if you do 12 rentals per year or less. If this option is chosen, you continue with the current setup of $35 per rental and the current compactor fees of $20 for the weekend or $40 for the week.
Yearly HOA STR fee: $250
Notable Amenities:
(The) Escape
Legal: YES
Per Stay Fee: 100
Yearly HOA STR fee: 200
Notable Amenities: Tennis, Pool, Lak
Estates at great Bear
Legal: Unknown- unwritten
Fawn Acres
Legal: NO
Evergreen lake Estates
Legal: NO
Fawn Lake Forest
Legal: NO
Fawn Ridge Estates
Legal: Unknown- unwritten
Forest Glen
Legal: NO
The Glen at Tamiment
-Community Allows STR, but township has not been issuing new STR permits please do due diligence
Glen Onoko Estates
Legal: NO
Gold Key Country ClubLegal: NO
Great Bear Estates
Legal: unknown- not written
Grubers Lake
Legal: NO
Hallowood Acres
Legal: NO
Harmony Ridge/ Ridgewood Townhome Community
Legal: Unknown
Hemlock Farms
Legal: NO
Henryville Acres
Legal: YES
(The) Hideout
Legal: NO
Holiday PoconoLegal: NO
Hickory Falls
Legal: NO
Hickory Run Forest
Legal: NO
Indian Mountain LakeLegal: YES
Per Stay Fee: $50
-check to see if the property is in Penn Forest Township or Tunkhannock which are STR Friendly, or Chestnuthill Township which does not allow STR in residential neighborhoods.
Notable Amenities: Lake, Basketball, Pool
Indian Rocks
Legal: YES
-3 days or more, capped at only 4.75% being able to rent STR
License fee $1250 per year
Kahkout Mountain
Legal: unknown- not written
Kingswood Lake Estates
Legal: NO
Knoll Acres
Legal: Unknown- not written
Lake Adventures
Legal: NO
Lake HautoLegal: Unknown- not written
Lake Harmony Estates
Legal: NO
Per Stay Fee: No
Yearly HOA STR fee: $500
Notable Amenities: Walking Trail, Lake
Lake in The Clouds
Legal: NO
Lake Naomi and Timber Trails
Legal: YES
Per Stay Fee: NO
Yearly HOA STR Fee: NO
Notable Amenities: Tennis, Clubhouse, Lakee
Lake of The Pines
Legal: NO
Lake Valhalla
Legal: NO
Lake Wallenpaupack Estates
Legal: Unknown
-Call office (570) 689-4385 for STR rules.
Lake Watawga
Legal: NO
Lakeview Estates
Legal: YES
-2 weeks or more
Leisure Lands
Legal: Unknown- Not written
Little Gap Estates
Legal: YES - do due diligence
-rules not written, some members rent short/long term seasonally
Locust Lake Village
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: 30
Yearly HOA STR fee: 800
Notable Amenities: Lake, Beach, Clubhouse, Ski hill
Locust Paradise
Legal: YES -check township
-Homes here are not governed by an HOA (pocono lake area)
Maeve Manor
Legal: NO
Manzanedo Rod and Gun Club
Legal: NO
Marty Axman
Legal: NO
Masthope Mountain
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: Yes
Yearly HOA STR fee: Yes
-Check website
Meadow Lake Fishing Club
Legal: no- not written
10K HOA Buy-in
Meadow Run Mountain Lake
Legal: NO
Monroe lakes
Legal: NO
-30 days or more
Mountaintop Estates
Legal: NO
Mountain View Village
Legal: NO
Mt. PocahontasLegal: YES
Fee Per Stay: NO
Yearly HOA Fee: $175
Notable Amenities: Lake, Pool, Tennis, Volleyball
Mushroom Farms
Legal: NO
North Ridge at Camelback
Legal: YES
Fees- Not mentioned - do due diligence
Northslope at Shawnee
Legal: NO
- 3 month minimum
Paupackan Lake Estates
Legal: NO
Penn Estates
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: $35
Yearly HOA STR fee: 175
Penn Forest StreamsLegal: NO
Penn Lake Park
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: NO
Yearly HOA STR fee: NO
Pennbrook Farms
No HOA- check with township (Jackson township)
Pine Creek Estates
Legal: unknown- Not written
Pine Hill Estates
Legal: NO
Pine Ridge
Legal: NO
Pinecrest Lake and Country Club
Legal: YES
- One week minimum OR 1/week allowed
Pleasant Valley Estates
Legal: NO
Pleasant Valley WestLegal: NO
Pleasant Valley Lake
Legal: NO
A Pocono Country Place
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: 40
Yearly HOA STR fee: 200
Notable Amenities: Basketball, Lake
Pocono Farms
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: 100
Yearly HOA STR fee:
Notable Amenities:Basketball, Golf, Bocce ball,
Pocono Farms East
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: NO
Yearly HOA STR fee: 200
Pocono Forested Acres
Legal: Unsure not written
Pocono Haven
Legal: NO
Pocono Heights
Legal: NO
Pocono Highland Estates
Legal: NO
Pocono Manor
Legal: NO
Pocono Mountain Lake Association
Legal: YES
-30 days or more
Pocono Mountain Woodland Lakes
Legal: NO
Pocono Outpost
Legal: Unsure- not written
Pocono Ranch Lands
Legal: NO
Pocono Springs
Legal: NO
Pocono Summit Lake
Legal: YES
- not overseen by an HOA
Reserve at Pond Creek
Legal: Unknown- unwritten
Riverside Estates
Legal: NO
Robin Hood Lakes
Legal: NO
Rock Ledge Manor Estates
Legal: Unknown- some say yes
info unknown, do due diligence
Rossland Lake
Legal: NO
Rustic Acres
Legal: YES
-need permit, apparently difficult to get new permits issued
Saw Creek Estates
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: 50
Annual HOA STR fee: 175
-The Saw Creek Estates has a Rental Policy that allows STR if the municipality allows STR, but will not allow new STR’s in their community. If a home (in either township) has a municipal license, they can continue to operate their STR under new ownership. If the home does not have a license they cannot start in Saw Creek Estates.
Notable Amenities: Indoor/ outdoor tennis and pool, ski, racquetball, basketball, summer camp
Shawnee Estates
Legal: No
Sierra View
Legal: No
Ski Haven Lake Estates
Legal: No
Snow Ridge Village
Legal: YES
Split Rock
Legal: Unsure- Believed to be yes, but unwritten
Do due diligence
Stonecrest Park Club
Legal: No
Stonerow Estates
Legal: No
Stillwater Estates
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: NO
Yearly HOA STR fee: Unsure- Check fee schedule
Stillwater Lakes Civic Association
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: 75
Yearly HOA STR fee: 125
Summit Pointe
Legal: No
Sunrise Ridge
Legal: No
Tanglwood Lakes
Legal: No
Tanglwood North
Legal: No
Timber Hill Community Association
Legal: No
Top Of The Mountain Estates
Legal: No
Towamensing Trails
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: 30
Yearly HOA STR fee: 600
Notable Amenities: lake, Pool, beach, tennis, volleyball,
Tunkhannock Trails
Legal: Unsure
-The road association in the community states that STR is not allowed, but the bylaws of the neighborhood are outdated and don’t reflect this as official policy some properties are licensed for STR by the township. Double check to be sure.
Twin Lake Estates
Legal: No
Valley View EstatesLegal: No
Village At Camelback
Legal: YES
Fees: unknown - Do due diligence
White Haven Poconos
Legal: YES
Fee Per Stay: 50/ week
Yearly HOA STR fee: NO
Notable Amenities: Beach, Lake, next to JFBB ski Resort
Wallenpaupack Lake Estates
Legal: NO
-Owners must own homes for 2+ years to be eligible to STR
Walker Lake
Legal: NO
-30 day minimum
White Heron Lake
Legal: NO
Wild Acres
Legal: NO
Whitney Lake
Legal: NO
Winona Lakes
Legal: NO
-1000 per year fee, Lehman township no longer issuing permits for STR
The Woodlands at Cranberry
Legal: NO
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