Kent County has no STR-specific noise rule. Guests must follow the local noise ordinance of the city or township, which typically enforces nighttime quiet hours. Complaints go to municipal police, not the county.
Short-term-rental noise in Kent County is governed by each municipality's general noise ordinance rather than any county STR rule. Cities such as Grand Rapids and Kentwood prohibit unreasonable or disturbing noise and set nighttime quiet-hour windows enforced by local police as civil infractions or misdemeanors. Because most Kent County land is inside a city or zoned township, guests are subject to those local limits regardless of the platform used. Hosts often add house rules mirroring local quiet hours, and repeated verified complaints can jeopardize a city STR license where one is required, such as Grand Rapids' Home Occupation license.
Handled by city police under local noise ordinances; typically a municipal civil infraction or misdemeanor with fines that escalate for repeat offenses.
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Kent County, MI
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