Michigan Short-Term Rental Laws by City (2026)

Statewide short-term rental rules in Michigan

Michigan has no statewide short-term rental license, registration, or preemption law: STRs are legal by default at the state level, and each city, township, or village decides through local zoning and ordinances whether and how they may operate. A 2021 preemption bill (HB 4722) that would have made STRs a permitted residential use in all residential zones passed the House but died in the Senate, a 2024 statewide registry/excise-tax package (HB 5437-5446) also died, and a June 2026 successor package (HB 6026-6027) pairing a statewide LARA registry and 6% STR excise tax with a ban on local total STR bans is pending in committee. The state's only across-the-board requirement is the 6% Michigan use tax on accommodations rented for one month or less — Airbnb collects it for hosts, but Vrbo does not and is fighting an $18.7 million Treasury assessment in court, while a pending 2025-26 bill package (HB 5138-5140) would force all platforms to collect and let local voters approve an added lodging excise tax. City and county rules apply on top of state law — check your local market's page.