{"data":{"id":"us-pa/48-pa.c.s.-1301","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"48 Pa.C.S. § 1301","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\"Campground owner.\" A person or entity which owns a recreational campground. The term shall not include the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.\n\"Hotelkeeper.\" Except for a time-share arrangement, a person or entity providing lodging, accommodations, facilities or privileges or services at the following:\n(1) a hotel, motel, inn, resort, guest house or bed and breakfast establishment;\n(2) a building, other than one listed under paragraph (1), which is held out by any means, including advertising, license, registration with a hotelkeepers' group, convention listing association, travel publication or similar association or with a government agency, as being available to provide overnight lodging or use of facility space for consideration to persons seeking temporary accommodation;\n(3) a place that advertises to the public that it will provide beds, sanitary facilities or other space for a temporary period to members of the public; or\n(4) a place recognized as a hostelry, except for portions of a facility which are devoted to persons who have established permanent residence.\nThe term shall include the proprietor of a hotel, inn or boardinghouse.\n\"Recreational campground.\" A lodging establishment organized to accommodate five or more separate, designated campsites for shelter in either privately owned or campground-owned lodging. The property may include amenities, such as site-specific electric and sewer hookups, public bath houses, convenience stores, recreational areas and pools. The campground may permit seasonal sites. Seasonal guests shall not be required to have month-to-month agreements. Approved guests may leave their trailer on the site throughout the year but may not maintain a permanent residence. The term shall not include a recreational vehicle or tent campsite in a State park.","path":["Title 48 - LODGING AND HOUSING","PART II LODGING","CHAPTER 13 HOTELS","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=48\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=13\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-03-07 (Statute Update stamp, 48 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:43Z","sha256":"d98da1a7cf2894cc61854e28331899977a84b17bc07326f04e7402e97936c4f6","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/45-pa.c.s.-907","next":"us-pa/48-pa.c.s.-1311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}