Montague · Muskegon County
Short-term rental co-hosting in Montague, Michigan.
Yes, with a day limit. Montague allows short-term rentals with a simple registration, $50 per building, good for two years, but each STR can rent at most 120 days a year. Owners weighing vacation rental management in Montague get the same scope from a co-host, priced daily and run day to day, while the listing and payouts stay theirs.
Montague short-term rental rules at a glance
- Whole-home rentals
- Yes, with registration
- Cap or limit
- 120 rented days per year
- License cost
- $50 per building, valid 2 years
- Lodging tax
- 11% (6% state + 5% county)
Verified against municipal sources, last reviewed July 2026. Rules change. Confirm your exact address with the city before you buy. See the full Montague ordinance detail.
What it's really like to run a rental in Montague.
Montague shares White Lake with Whitehall across the water: same lake, same dunes access, same small-town easy pace. Where Whitehall currently has no rules, Montague wrote one simple one: a registration and a 120-day annual cap on rented nights.
That cap shapes the whole strategy. A Montague home is not an every-night-maximized rental; it's a home that hosts the best 120 days of the year, which on the lakeshore conveniently covers summer, fall color, and holiday weekends. Daily pricing matters more here than anywhere, because every booked night is a finite resource.
That's the work we do: concentrate the calendar on the nights worth the most, keep the home guest-ready, and make the numbers legible every month. Lodging tax is 11% with the county's 5% on top of the state's.
Our take
A 120-day cap isn't a dealbreaker; it's a pricing strategy. Book the best nights, not the most nights.
What we handle
- Design and listing build
- Daily dynamic pricing
- Guest messaging, any hour
- Turnovers and laundered linens
- Maintenance and vendor coordination
- Monthly owner reporting
You stay the host of record. Payouts come straight from the platform to you. Our 25% service fee is a co-host split.
Questions we get
Montague short-term rental FAQ
Can I Airbnb a house in Montague, MI?
Yes, with a city registration. Short-term rentals are allowed, but each one is limited to 120 rented days per calendar year. Registration costs $50 per building and is valid for two years.
How does Montague's 120-day cap work?
Each registered STR may host paying guests on at most 120 days per year. Nights you use the home yourself don't count. The cap makes nightly pricing the whole game, since the calendar can't be your growth strategy.
What taxes apply to a Montague Airbnb?
11% total: the state 6% use tax plus Muskegon County's 5% accommodations tax. Airbnb collects and remits the state portion on platform bookings.
Can I still make money with a 120-day cap?
For many owners, yes, because lakeshore demand is seasonal anyway. Concentrating on peak summer weeks, fall color, and holidays captures most of the year's potential revenue. We price daily and report monthly so you can see exactly what the cap costs and what it doesn't.
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