Michigan's statewide short-term rental bills would not override a single HOA rule
Michigan's statewide short-term rental bills would not override a single HOA rule
2026-09-12 · Michigan · Legislation · Pending — not yet law
What happened. Two bills introduced on 2 June 2026 would give Michigan its first statewide short-term rental framework. House Bill 6026 (Rep. Joey Andrews, D-38) and House Bill 6027 (Rep. Matt Bierlein, R-97) are tie-barred — neither takes effect without the other — and both were referred to House Government Operations, where they remain with no hearing.1
The co-sponsor lists are identical and bipartisan: Andrews, Bierlein, Noah Arbit (D-20), Natalie Price (D-6), Samantha Steckloff (D-19) and Will Snyder (D-87).
HB 6026 — the Short-Term Rental Act
- LARA must build and operate a statewide short-term rental database, updated annually, free to local governments, with ongoing monitoring of listings, an activity dashboard and map, and direct communication with owners.
- Annual registration. Each year a property is offered, the owner files a certificate with LARA and receives a registration number. It must include owner contact details, the rental address including unit designation, emergency contact information, and certification of $1,000,000 or more in liability insurance (or that the platform carries equal or greater).
- A new statewide 6% excise tax on the occupancy charge, collected and remitted by the hosting platform, in addition to existing hotel and convention taxes, and passable through to guests.
- A $100 annual per-listing platform registration fee, capped at $50,000, and safety requirements including a fire extinguisher on each floor and carbon monoxide detectors.
The definition reaches condominiums explicitly
A “short-term rental” is the rental for not more than 30 consecutive days of a single-family dwelling, a unit in a one-to-four-unit building, “or any dwelling unit or group of units in a condominium project.” Excluded: hotels, motels, “hotel condominiums” rented through a common rental-management company, resort-managed units, and bed-and-breakfasts.
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