Wayne County does not impose a countywide host-presence requirement for short-term rentals; municipalities like Detroit, Dearborn, and Livonia set their own rules under Michigan Public Act 2024-12, which limits but does not ban STR ordinances.
Michigan Public Act 12 of 2024 affirmed local zoning authority over short-term rentals while preventing outright bans in residential districts. Wayne County itself has no unified host-presence ordinance, so whether a homeowner must be on site during a guest stay depends on the city or township. Detroit treats hosted STRs differently from whole-home rentals through its STR registration program; Dearborn and Livonia regulate through zoning. Hosts in unincorporated areas follow state law and county zoning rules, which currently impose no occupancy presence requirement.
Operating an unhosted STR where a city ordinance requires owner presence can trigger fines, registration revocation, and zoning citations issued by the local municipality, not Wayne County.
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