Flint, MI Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Flint does not have an STR-specific noise rule, so guest disturbances are policed under the same provisions that apply to any Flint dwelling. The Flint Code of Ordinances (Municode, library.municode.com/mi/flint) prohibits noise that is loud, prolonged, or disturbing to neighbors, with general quiet hours treated as 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as a practical enforcement window. Michigan's disorderly-persons statute, MCL 750.167, provides backup criminal liability for 'a person who is engaged in an indecent, insulting, immoral, obscene conduct' which courts have applied to persistent loud noise, with a 90-day jail/$500 fine ceiling for a misdemeanor. Flint Police respond through non-emergency dispatch and routinely issue citations under the city noise chapter, with the citation tied to the property address. Because Flint's rental certification program operates under MCL 125.526, the Department of Buildings & Safety Inspections tracks complaint history at each registered rental and treats repeated noise complaints as evidence of nonconforming operation when reviewing the Certificate of Compliance for renewal. STR hosts should post house rules listing quiet hours, install passive noise-monitoring devices (Minut, NoiseAware), and maintain a 24-hour local responder per platform requirements to head off escalation.