Grand Haven Township

Rental Guidelines

Registration

All rental units must be registered with Grand Haven Charter Township using the application/registration form.

Ordinances Applicable to Rentals

Inspections

Short-Term Rental

  • The rental or subletting of any dwelling for a term of less than 28 days.
  • Shall be located within the Short-Term Rental Overlay Zone.


Limited Short-Term Rental

  • Limited Short-Term Rental means the Rental or subletting of any Dwelling with a principal residence exemption, (aka PRE) for any one or two Rental periods of at least six but not more than 14 days, not to exceed 14 days total in a calendar year.  This definition absolutely prohibits Rentals of less than six days.


Long-Term Rental

  • The Rental or subletting of any Dwelling for a term of at least 28 days.

Contact Information

Rental Clerk, Alexis Buckley

Phone: (616) 604-6344
Email: abuckley@ghtmi.gov

Associate Planner/Permit Technician, Harrison Hill

Phone: (616) 604-6319
Email: hhill@ghtmi.gov

Senior Planner, Cassandra Chaphalkar

Phone:  616-604-6340 
Email:  cchaphalkar@ghtmi.gov

Assistant Manager/HR Director, Karen Sherwood 

Phone:  616-604-6309 
Email:  ksherwood@ghtmi.gov

Ordinance Enforcement Officer/Rental Inspector, Eric VanderMeulen 

Phone: (616) 604-6308 
Email: evandermeulen@ghtmi.gov

Item DescriptionItem DescriptionFee
Annual Application Fee

All Long-Term Rental Base Fee (includes one unit)
Single Family
Multi-Family
– Apartment Units
– Duplex
– Triplex
– Quadplex

$150.00
 Multi-Family PER UNIT FEE (Apartments, duplex, triplex, quadplex)$25 per unit
 Short-Term Rentals$500
Initial Inspection Visit $0.00
First Reinspection $50.00
Second Re-inspection $100.00
Third Re-inspection $150.00
Attorney Warning Letter $600.00
Complaint Inspection $50.00
All late fees are 50% of total fees. $600