Kempton, PA Hosts: Albany Township Has No Walk-In Office — Here's the

Thomas Garner
Aug 19
4 min read

Updated: 17 hours ago

A Kempton-area host looking for a township office to confirm short-term rental rules will not find a walk-in location. Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, is administered differently than a city desk — and getting the wrong desk means getting an answer that doesn't apply to your parcel.

This page identifies the correct contacts for an Albany Township parcel and explicitly separates them from two nearby jurisdictions whose figures sometimes get pasted onto Kempton listings by mistake: Hamburg Borough (which posted $11,474 across 79 listings) and the city of Reading.

None of this is legal advice. Confirm current requirements directly with the desk that covers your specific parcel before publishing a listing or relying on any figure here. This is not legal advice.

There Is No Walk-In Township Office

Albany Township does not maintain a public-facing office building the way a city desk does. Township business runs through the elected secretary/treasurer and meets at a fixed community location rather than a daily-staffed desk.

A host expecting a Monday-through-Friday counter to walk into, the way one might in Reading, will be disappointed — and calling the wrong number expecting a township answer wastes time on both ends.

Confirm the current point of contact before you promise a permit timeline to a guest, a lender, or yourself.

Michele Morstatt Is Secretary and Treasurer

Per this research pack, Michele Morstatt serves as Secretary and Treasurer for Albany Township. Township correspondence runs through Post Office Box 197, Kempton — a mailing address, not a walk-in location.

Township meetings are held at Kempton Fire Company. That's the physical gathering point for township business, not a daily office.

Confirm the current contact details directly before relying on this information — elected and appointed township roles can change, and this page will not guess at a phone number or fee it can't verify from the source pack.

County Clerk Is Records, Not a Permit Desk

The Berks County Clerk of Courts sits at 633 Court Street, 4th Floor, Reading, PA 19601, with hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This office handles records — it is not a licensing or short-term rental permit desk, and calling it expecting a permit answer will not get you one.

Do not expect a secretary at Court Street to have spoken with the township, and do not expect a Hamburg answer to apply to an Albany Township question. These are three separate jobs handled by three separate desks.

A post office box address stays attached to the parcel it's associated with under the correct township — it does not travel with a Hamburg parcel, and it does not travel with a Reading listing.

Reading's City Year Is Not This Desk's Number

Hamburg Borough — a separate, nearby jurisdiction — posted $11,474 in typical annual revenue across 79 listings in this research pack. That is Hamburg's number, not Albany Township's, and it should never be cited as a Kempton or Albany Township figure.

Reading, as a city, operates its own permitting structure entirely separate from an unincorporated township. A Reading city figure or Reading city process does not describe what applies in Albany Township.

Before advertising a short-term rental use in this area, call ahead to confirm which desk actually covers your parcel — and confirm again in 2026, since township contact details and any permit posture can change.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a walk-in township office in Kempton?

No. Albany Township does not maintain a public-facing walk-in office. Township business runs through the elected secretary/treasurer and meets at Kempton Fire Company rather than a daily-staffed counter.

Who handles Albany Township business?

Per this research pack, Michele Morstatt serves as Secretary and Treasurer. Township correspondence is directed to Post Office Box 197, Kempton.

Where are Albany Township meetings held?

At Kempton Fire Company.

What does the Berks County Clerk of Courts handle?

Records, not short-term rental permits. The office sits at 633 Court Street, 4th Floor, Reading, PA 19601, with weekday hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Does Hamburg Borough's revenue figure apply to Albany Township?

No. Hamburg Borough posted $11,474 in typical annual revenue across 79 listings — that is Hamburg's own figure and should never be cited as an Albany Township or Kempton number.

Does a Reading city process apply to an Albany Township parcel?

No. Reading operates its own city-level permitting process, separate from an unincorporated township like Albany. Confirm the process that actually applies to your parcel's jurisdiction.

What should I confirm before advertising a short-term rental near Kempton?

Call ahead to confirm the current contact and any permit posture for Albany Township specifically — do not assume a neighboring town's process or figures apply to your parcel.

Why does this matter for a listing description?

Citing the wrong jurisdiction's revenue figure or permit process in a listing or lender packet creates real accuracy problems — confirm the desk that actually covers your parcel before publishing anything.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

Three nearby desks, three different jobs — Albany Township, Hamburg Borough, and Berks County Clerk of Courts are not interchangeable, and neither are their numbers. Name the failure mode the guest can check on the listing.

We help hosts near Kempton and Albany Township confirm which desk actually covers their parcel before publishing a listing or a lender packet. Bring your listing to crestcove.co or call (256) 998-7502. Send the live listing draft and the facts you can actually cite.

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