Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Michigan (2026)
29 rules on the books across Michigan, 18 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Solicitor Permits
Permits required for door-to-door salespeople and canvassers, including background check requirements and permitted hours of operation.
Ann Arbor
Significant RestrictionsAnn Arbor requires anyone soliciting or peddling door-to-door to obtain a city license first, per Chapter 79, with…
Read full rule →Clinton Township
Significant RestrictionsAnyone acting as a transient merchant, peddler, outdoor shopkeeper or commercial solicitor in Clinton Township must…
Read full rule →Dearborn
Significant RestrictionsDoor-to-door commercial solicitors and canvassers in Dearborn must hold a city license before knocking on a single…
Read full rule →Farmington Hills
Significant RestrictionsFarmington Hills requires door-to-door solicitors for charitable, religious, or political groups to register free with…
Read full rule →Flint
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Flint requires solicitors, canvassers and peddlers to get a City Clerk license before going door-to-door…
Read full rule →Kent County
Significant RestrictionsSelling goods or services, vending food or beverages, or soliciting business of any kind on Kent County park property…
Read full rule →Lansing
Significant RestrictionsAnyone peddling, canvassing, soliciting orders or running a temporary transient-merchant business door-to-door in…
Read full rule →Livonia
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who peddles, canvasses or sells door-to-door in Livonia must register with the police department and get a…
Read full rule →Ottawa County
Significant RestrictionsCode of Ottawa County § 400.3.1.6(a)(xi) stops anyone on Commission Park Property from peddling or soliciting business…
Read full rule →Shelby Village
Significant RestrictionsShelby requires anyone peddling or soliciting door-to-door to first get a permit from the Village Clerk/Treasurer, good…
Read full rule →Warren
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who goes door to door in Warren selling goods, wares or merchandise as a peddler or hawker must first obtain a…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsAnyone running a temporary or transient sales business in Detroit, using a room, building, or structure for under 120…
Read full rule →Grand Rapids
Some RestrictionsGrand Rapids requires anyone canvassing or peddling door-to-door to hold a transient merchant license from the City…
Read full rule →Oakland County
Some RestrictionsOakland County itself has no countywide door-to-door solicitor permit ordinance. Permits are issued at the city…
Read full rule →Sterling Heights
Some RestrictionsAnyone going door-to-door in Sterling Heights to sell goods, take orders or peddle wares must hold an annual…
Read full rule →Troy
Some RestrictionsTroy requires anyone soliciting donations or peddling goods door to door to obtain a permit or license from the City…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsWestland requires anyone soliciting, canvassing, or peddling door to door to get a license from the city clerk before…
Read full rule →Wyoming
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Wyoming, Michigan (Kent County), anyone going door-to-door as a vendor or solicitor must first obtain a…
Read full rule →No-Knock Registry
Programs that let homeowners register to opt out of door-to-door solicitation, and the penalties for solicitors who ignore the list.
Clinton Township
Significant RestrictionsClinton Township bars solicitors, peddlers and transient merchants from entering or calling on a residence or business…
Read full rule →Ann Arbor
Some RestrictionsAnn Arbor law bars solicitors and peddlers from entering any property posted with a no soliciting sign and restricts…
Read full rule →Dearborn
Some RestrictionsDearborn has no formal no-solicitation registry -- a posted 'No Soliciting' sign or a resident's verbal refusal is what…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsDetroit bans handbill and advertising solicitation at any residence posting a "No Trespassing," "No Handbills," or…
Read full rule →Farmington Hills
Some RestrictionsPosting a compliant 'no soliciting' or 'no peddling' sign at a Farmington Hills home or subdivision entrance legally…
Read full rule →Flint
Some RestrictionsFlint bars solicitors from knocking at any address posted 'No Solicitors or Peddlers' and caps all door-to-door…
Read full rule →Livonia
Some RestrictionsLivonia backs up 'No Soliciting' signs with law: once a resident posts a sign on the door facing the street, or tells a…
Read full rule →Shelby Village
Some RestrictionsShelby lets residents block solicitors outright by posting a no-soliciting sign and confines all door-to-door peddling…
Read full rule →Sterling Heights
Some RestrictionsSterling Heights bars door-to-door sales or solicitations on any private property posting a "No Solicitors," "No…
Read full rule →Troy
Some RestrictionsTroy bars solicitors and peddlers from knocking at any address on the City Clerk's Do-Not-Knock Registry, or posted…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsWestland bars solicitors, canvassers, and peddlers from approaching any home posted with a no-soliciting sign or…
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