Macomb County has no requirement that a host be on-site during a short-term rental stay. Any host-presence or local-contact mandate is set by the individual city or township, and unhosted whole-home rentals are not prohibited at the county level.
No county ordinance requires an STR host to be present during guest stays anywhere in Macomb County. Host-presence and local-contact requirements, where they exist, are creatures of municipal ordinance. Some Michigan communities that license STRs require the operator to designate a responsible local agent reachable 24/7 to respond to complaints, while others impose nothing. Communities without STR ordinances, such as Macomb Township historically, allow unhosted whole-home rentals subject only to general noise, nuisance, and property-maintenance codes. Providing a responsive 24/7 contact is advisable regardless, because the practical enforcement mechanism in most communities is a police response to a complaint. Confirm with your city or township clerk whether a designated local contact is required.
No county host-presence violation exists. Where a municipality requires a designated 24/7 local contact, failing to provide one violates that community's STR ordinance — a civil infraction, and in licensing communities, grounds for suspension or revocation of the local license.
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