Registration is handled at the city/township level, not by Oakland County. In Hazel Park, HPMC Ch. 5.44 requires a $500 application plus building-department inspection, capped at 30 licenses citywide and renewed annually by December 31. Clawson Ord. 766 / Code §34.353 requires registration AND licensure for any property used as an STR more than 14 days per calendar year, renewable each December. Ferndale Code §7-156 requires annual renewal with owner contact, parcel ID, and 24/7 local agent.
Across Oakland County, STR registration typically requires: (1) ownership documentation and parcel ID, (2) a 24/7 local responsible-agent contact, (3) a passing inspection by the building or fire department, (4) proof of liability insurance (Royal Oak requires $1,000,000 minimum on the STR property), (5) a sworn 'good-neighbor' attestation, and (6) the State of Michigan certificate if applicable. Licenses are non-transferable — Clawson's ordinance explicitly states registrations and licenses expire upon sale and cannot be transferred to a new owner. Renewals are normally annual: Hazel Park and Clawson both renew in December; Ferndale renews on the anniversary date. Some jurisdictions also require posting the license number in every advertisement on Airbnb, VRBO, and similar platforms.
Operating without a required STR license: Hazel Park civil infraction with escalating fines; Ferndale municipal civil infraction with potential cease-and-desist injunction under §7-160. Failure to renew on time triggers automatic loss of advertising rights and possible 90-day cooling-off before re-application. Knowingly false registration statements can be charged as a misdemeanor under municipal code.
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