Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Michigan (2026)
48 rules on the books across Michigan, 29 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 →Battle Creek
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, a person who goes house to house taking orders for future delivery is a vendor…
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 →Dearborn Heights
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Dearborn Heights requires any peddler, transient merchant, or business doing direct in-person sales…
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 →Kalamazoo
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Kalamazoo, door-to-door peddlers and transient merchants must get a license from the City Clerk under…
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 →Novi
Significant RestrictionsPeddling or soliciting for any cause within the City of Novi requires a permit or license from the city clerk under…
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 →Pontiac
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who goes door to door or sells from the streets of Pontiac needs a hawker or peddler license under City Code…
Read full rule →Rochester Hills
Significant RestrictionsRochester Hills requires anyone doing business as a peddler, hawker, canvasser, or door-to-door itinerant merchant to…
Read full rule →Royal Oak
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Royal Oak, City Code § 526-6 bars soliciting for any cause within the City without a City-issued permit…
Read full rule →Royal Oak Township
Significant RestrictionsIn the Charter Township of Royal Oak, no person can solicit without a license approved by the Township Clerk. A license…
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 →Southfield
Significant RestrictionsAnyone going door to door in Southfield to sell goods, seek donations or solicit for a cause needs a permit from the…
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 →West Bloomfield
Significant RestrictionsAnyone canvassing door to door in West Bloomfield Township to sell goods or take orders needs a peddler, solicitor or…
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 →Taylor
Some RestrictionsThe City of Taylor, Michigan requires a license before anyone operates a peddling, hawking or vending business on its…
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 →Dearborn Heights
Some RestrictionsDearborn Heights City Code § 3-23 makes it unlawful to leave a handbill, including from peddlers or agents, on any…
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 →Pontiac
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pontiac, a conspicuously posted sign near a home's entrance reading "no trespassing," "no peddlers or…
Read full rule →Rochester Hills
Some RestrictionsRochester Hills confines door-to-door charitable, religious, and political solicitation to the hours between 8:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Royal Oak
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Royal Oak, City Code § 526-38 requires the City Clerk to maintain a Do Not Knock Registry, and § 526-33…
Read full rule →Royal Oak Township
Some RestrictionsIn Royal Oak Township, a solicitor cannot visit a home without an appointment where a sign says no peddlers, no…
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 →Southfield
Some RestrictionsA Southfield resident can post a "No Solicitors" or "No Solicitation" sign at the entry to their home, and any…
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 →West Bloomfield
Some RestrictionsWest Bloomfield Township lets residents block canvassers by posting a "No Soliciting" sign or by joining a written…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsWestland bars solicitors, canvassers, and peddlers from approaching any home posted with a no-soliciting sign or…
Read full rule →Novi
Light RestrictionsNovi residents can bar peddlers and solicitors from their door by registering their address on the city's Do-Not-Knock…
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