Royal Oak, MI Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Chapter 556 of the Royal Oak City Code adopts the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code and, at § 556-4.A, adds Section 104.8, Rental Property Registration, first enacted 5-3-2010 by Ordinance No. 2010-07 and last amended 4-22-2024 by Ordinance No. 2024-06. No person, firm or business entity may rent, lease or offer for rent any residential unit in the City of Royal Oak to a nonowner without first registering it with the City. The registration application must state the number of off-street parking spaces provided for the dwelling unit, and that figure must be the same number the owner advertises and lists in the rental agreement, whether the unit is a long-term rental or a short-term rental of 30 days or fewer.

This ties the City's paper record of a property's parking capacity directly to what a host publishes on a listing site or a lease, closing the gap where a listing promises parking the site cannot actually supply. The Code Official administers the rental registry and can suspend a registration for cause, including furnishing fraudulent information on the application. Registrations run for a fixed term and must be renewed; a $1 per day late charge attaches to any registration or inspection fee paid after the 30-day grace period following expiration, and an unpaid balance becomes a lien on the property enforceable the way the City enforces unpaid tax liens.

Owners who misstate parking on the application risk both the Chapter 556 penalties and revocation exposure if the misstatement is treated as fraudulent information under § 556-4.A(7)(a).