Berrien County Rental Guides
Short-term and long-term rental regulations, fees, and investor resources for every city, township, and village in Berrien County — ordinance-by-ordinance, updated monthly.
Why this hub exists
Rental rules in southwest Michigan change more than people realize. Township councils in Berrien County regularly amend short-term rental ordinances, cap permits, restrict certain zoning districts, or adopt brand-new rental codes — often between the time a pro-forma is built and an offer is written. Add the county’s patchwork of zoning frameworks, septic requirements, and lakefront dune rules on top, and the rental picture can look very different from one side of a street to the other.
This hub tracks the rental ordinance, zoning framework, registration process, fees, occupancy limits, and local enforcement contact for all 39 Berrien County municipalities. Each individual guide cites its sources with links back to the codified ordinance or the municipality’s own PDF so you can verify anything before you offer, close, or lease.
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Explore Rental Guides — Berrien County
All 39 municipalities in Berrien County. Click any to view its rental guide — or request one if it’s not yet live.
- Bainbridge TownshipTownshipSTRs Capped/Limited
- BarodaVillageSTRs Allowed
- Baroda TownshipTownshipSTRs Restricted
- Benton Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Benton HarborCitySTRs Restricted
- Berrien SpringsVillageSTRs Allowed
- Berrien TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Bertrand TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- BridgmanCitySTRs Restricted
- BuchananCitySTRs Restricted
- Buchanan TownshipTownshipSTRs Restricted
- Chikaming TownshipTownshipSTRs Capped/Limited
- ColomaCitySTRs Allowed
- Coloma Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Eau ClaireVillageSTRs Allowed
- GalienVillageSTRs Allowed
- Galien TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Grand BeachVillageSTRs Allowed
- Hagar TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Lake Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Lincoln Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- MichianaVillageSTRs Capped/Limited
- New BuffaloCitySTRs Restricted
- New Buffalo TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- NilesCitySTRs Allowed
- Niles Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Restricted
- Oronoko Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Pipestone TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Royalton TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Saint JosephCitySTRs Restricted
- Saint Joseph Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Restricted
- ShorehamVillageSTRs Allowed
- Sodus TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- StevensvilleVillageSTRs Restricted
- Three OaksVillageSTRs Capped/Limited
- Three Oaks TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- WatervlietCitySTRs Allowed
- Watervliet Charter TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
- Weesaw TownshipTownshipSTRs Allowed
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