Proposed law could impact short-term rentals

The Cleveland Township Board appeared to be getting ready to pass a new short-term rental (STR) ordinance at its May monthly meeting.

That was until a woman identifying herself as Katy Bertodatto, vice president of the Michigan Short-Term Rental Association, alerted the board of a new effort in Lansing to pass a “short-term rental regulation act,” which caused the board to postpone action.

This isn’t the first time that the Michigan House of Representatives has discussed statewide STR legislation. Back in 2021, the House passed a bill that sought to prohibit some regulations on STRs, but it did not pass the Senate and was never enacted into law.