short-term rental properties

A number of Michigan communities have either banned or strictly regulated short-term rentals. The Grand Haven city council is allowing them to boost business in its Center Town District

City leaders in Grand Haven are making adjustments to its short term rental rules in its Center Town District, the City of Grand Rapids is looking to get the Michigan Talent Partnership grant to attract talented workers, and more.

Knowing your rights as a renter and being able to exercise them can be difficult. That's where the Grand Rapids Area Tenant Union comes in. WGVU's Joe Bielecki talked to Grace Cole, an organizer with the union, about how the union is building a support system for renters in the area.

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has a new exhibit honoring those who served during WWII, Corewell Health has opened a new hiring center in Grand Rapids, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the Michigan Finance Act according to the Michigan Attorney General's Office, and more.

The Spring Lake Board of Trustees voted to tighten its short-term rental regulations while allowing one neighborhood leeway

Kent County sees new lost pet scams, the fight over short term rentals in Ottawa County's Park Township continues, ice storm continues in Northern Michigan, Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments on felony murder standard, and more.

Short-term rental owners in Ottawa County’s Park Township made their case to the Zoning Board of Appeals Monday evening

The city is considering significantly increasing annual registration fees on short- and long-term rentals

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about a decline in venture capital deals, Muskegon’s passage of a short-term rental ordinance compromise and how the Detroit Tigers’ playoff run could impact West Michigan Whitecaps as it renovates LMCU Ballpark.

By limiting the transfer of licenses, Muskegon leaders hope to lower the number of short-term rental units in any neighborhood to four-percent of the housing stock