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

City Code § 556-4 amends § 104.8 of the International Property Maintenance Code to add a rental-property registration system, and it singles out short-term rentals for extra conditions. Subsection 1(g) defines 'short-term rental' as the rental of a single-family residence, a unit in a one-to-four-family house, or a condominium unit for terms of not more than 30 consecutive days, while excluding hotels, motels, hotel condominiums, and units in resorts offering amenities like golf or ski facilities. An owner who wants to register a property as a short-term rental must, under Subsection 3, supply a certificate of insurance showing at least $1,000,000 in liability coverage on the property, and a sworn attestation that the owner or a local responsible party will hand renters a copy of the City's Good Neighbor Policy each time the unit is rented, along with information on trash pickup, property boundaries, on-site parking, visitor limits, common-area rules, and the City's noise and nuisance ordinances.

If the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requires a state short-term rental certificate for the property, the owner must also submit a copy of that current State certificate with the registration application. These short-term-specific conditions sit on top of the baseline registration duties that apply to every rental in the City.