Court Holds That Extensive Short-term Rentals Violated Residential Use Restrictions (MI)

In Cherry Home Association v. Keith Barker, et. al., the Leelanau County Circuit Court held that several lot owners violated residential use restrictions by engaging in extensive online short-term rentals. After holding one of the first zoom bench trials in the history of the Leelanau County, on August 26, 2020 the trial court determined that extensive short-term rentals did not constitute “residential use” as defined by the declaration and granted an injunction in favor of the homeowners associations that prevented rentals that were less than six (6) months without permission from the court.    Read the article……………………………..