Royal Oak Township, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Section 18-6 of the Charter Township of Royal Oak Code gives residents two protections against door-to-door solicitation. They apply to every solicitor, including those exempt from licensing under § 18-4, because that section requires exempt solicitors to follow the general regulations of § 18-6.

Signs. Subsection (e) says no person engaged in any solicitation shall visit any dwelling or residence without an appointment where a sign is displayed stating "no peddlers," "no solicitors," "no sales," "no trespassing" or words of similar meaning. The printed wording is not a closed list, since words of similar meaning count. The one exception is an appointment. The rule turns on a posted sign. Chapter 18 prints no registry or list for residents to join.

Wishes of the occupant. Subsection (d) adds that no person shall engage in any solicitation on any property against the wish or desire of the property owner or the tenant or occupant of the property. A renter or occupant can invoke it as well as an owner.

Hours. Subsection (g) bars traveling from door to door, street to street or place to place within the Township while engaged in solicitation except between set hours. From May 1 to September 30 the window is 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. From October 1 to April 30 it is 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The window covers every kind of solicitor, because § 18-1 defines solicitation to include taking orders for goods or services, collecting donations or pledges for charitable or religious causes, and canvassing or petitioning for public office, a candidate, an election or a public policy initiative.

Identification. Under § 18-3(b), each licensed solicitor must display the Township's solicitor authorization document at all times and present it to any resident requesting identification before any attempt to sell. The code enforcement officer issues citations under § 18-7(d).