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Short-term rental rules in Wellsboro, PA
How Wellsboro regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- owner-occupied primary-residence-only requirement
- all non-owner-occupied whole-home STR prohibited
- STR registration required with fee
- grandfathered non-owner units only via conditional use, no new by-right
Based on: Borough of Wellsboro Code Ch. 27 (Zoning) short-term rental provisions; ordinance adopted 2024-11-18 tightening STR
Summary of the rule
SHORT-TERM RENTALS — The renting out of a furnished home or portion thereof for a period of less than 30 consecutive days by the owner of record, with the owner also in residence during the rental period.
Last reviewed Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
Pending legislation
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