STR Lawsuit May Be Kicked Back to Park Township Zoning Board of Appeals

10/30/2024

A lawsuit seeking to overturn a short-term rental ban in Park Township, Michigan, has stalled, as the presiding judge asked for time to decide whether he should be hearing arguments at all. The lawsuit between Park Township Neighbors (PTN) and Park Township was scheduled for a hearing Oct. 21, but Judge Jon Hulsing said he wants to interpret a new argument from the defense that will decide whether he has jurisdiction, at the circuit court level, to make a ruling. Park Township argued, thanks to amendments passed by the municipality in the spring, the case shouldn't be in circuit court at all but should instead go before the Park Township Zoning Board of Appeals. If Hulsing decides the court doesn't have jurisdiction, PTN, a group of stakeholders and short-term rental owners, will need to take their argument back to local officials. What's even worse, according to Jeremy Allen, president of PTN, they'll need to do it individually.

Holland Sentinel (MI) (10/22/24) Cassidey Kavathas