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Short-term rental rules in Frankfort, MI
How Frankfort regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR permit required with pre-permit safety inspection by City Superintendent and Fire Chief
- per-operator limit of 2 STR units per owner (pre-2023 3-unit operators grandfathered)
- city reserves a 120-unit annual permit ceiling (discretionary reserved right, not a hard in-force cap)
- no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement; whole-home STR permitted by right in all residential districts
Based on: 1999 Revised Frankfort Municipal Code Ch. 7 Art. 4 §§7401-7407 (added by Ordinance D-1 of 2023, formerly D-5 of 2022
Summary of the rule
It shall be unlawful for any person to offer any premises or dwelling unit as a short-term rental, or conduct or operate a short-term rental on any premises or in any dwelling unit within the City without a short-term rental permit issued by the City.
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