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Press releases issued by PTN:

July 18, 2024: Local non-profit makes emails public that support assertions in short-term rental ban case

July 10, 2024: Study reveals potential economic impact of Park Township short term rental ban and challenges misconceptions. (You can view the 2024 Park Township short-term rental economic impact report here.)

March 18, 2024: Frost Research Center to conduct economic impact study of short term rentals in the Park Township/Holland area

December 2, 2023: Court grants motion for preliminary injunction in short term rental dispute

October 17, 2023: PTN learns lawsuit will not be resolved by early settlement

October 6, 2023: Park Township Neighbors asks court for relief on short term rental ban

Sept 14, 2023: Nearly Two-Thirds of Residents Favor Vacation Rentals in Park Township

August 8, 2023: Response from PTN on Park Township’s recent press release

Catch up on Park Township vacation rental related news:

On Fox 17: A moot suit? Judge to issue ruling on Park Township short-term rental ban case
In the Holland Sentinel: Short-term rental lawsuit may be kicked back to Park Township Zoning Board of Appeals
On Wood TV: Suing to keep Airbnbs open, Park Township owners tout value
On MLive: A third of hosts say they’ll sell their property if this Lake Michigan town bans rentals
In the Detroit Free Press: West Michigan beachfront town works to ban short-term vacation rentals
On Capitol Confidential: Emails contradict Park Township’s short-term rental ban
On Fox 17: Study: Businesses say Park Township short-term rental ban would have “long-term” consequences
On Capitol Confidential: Report lays out costs of banning short-term rentals
In the Holland Sentinel: Survey: Holland businesses worried about ban on short term rentals
On MLive: Tourism versus housing: 5 takeaways from Lake Michigan town’s short-term rental report
On Fox 17: Short-term rental owners talk legal battles, regulations at state conference
In the Holland Sentinel: Park Township Neighbors seeks to prove short term rentals economic value
On MLive: Lake Michigan town bans short term rentals but lawsuit blocks enforcement
On Wood TV: Saugatuck to launch hotline for short-term rental complaints
In the Holland Sentinel: Park Township reiterates short-term rental rules, but won’t enforce yet
On MLive: Home or hotel? Short-term rentals still caught in legal web
On Capitol Confidential: Park Township short-term rental owners win court injunction
On NPR WGVR News: Supporters win court injunction stopping a ban on short-term rentals in Park Township
In Crain’s: Judge temporarily blocks short-term rental ban in lakeshore township
In the Holland Sentinel: Short-term rentals may resume operations in Park Township, for now
On Fox 17: Judge temporarily lifts short-term rental ban in Park Township
On MLive: Judge lifts short-term rental ban from Lake Michigan beach town
On Capitol Confidential: Michigan township’s ban on short-term rentals brings lawsuit
On Capitol Confidential: Park Township enforces ban on short-term rentals
On Mackinac Policy Center’s website: Michigan cities ban short-term rentals — a black market is sure to follow
On MLive: Residents of Lake Michigan beachfront community sue over short-term rental ban
On NPR WGVU News: Group sues Park Township over short-term rental ban
In the Holland Sentinel: Property owners sue Park Township in hopes of reinstating short-term rentals
In Crain’s: Neighborhood group sues to overturn lakeshore township’s short-term rental ban
On Fox 17: Short-term rental owners file lawsuit against Park Township
On Fox 17: Short-term rental owners request compromise ahead of residential ban
In Crain’s: Lakeshore neighborhood group lobbies to reverse short-term rental ban
In the Holland Sentinel: Neighborhood group hopes to change Park Township’s plans for STRs
On Capitol Confidential: Michigan vacation towns could face downturn if short-term rentals not legalized statewide