Presumption of Public Nuisance—Prostitution or Soliciting for Prostitution.
Grand Rapids City Code § 9.707
in effectSec. 9.707. - Presumption of Public Nuisance—Prostitution or Soliciting for Prostitution.
The City Commission may find that a public nuisance exists if the following conditions are established by the evidence presented at the public evidentiary hearing:
(a) The property has been the location of an act of prostitution or soliciting for prostitution as proven by the conviction of an individual for engaging in an act of prostitution or soliciting for prostitution at that location, and
(b) A letter, informing an owner that an act of prostitution or soliciting for prostitution has occurred on the property and of the potential consequences if a similar activity occurs at the property, has been:
(1) Personally served on an owner; or
(2) Sent by certified mail to an owner, as provided for in this Chapter, and a return receipt card has been received by the City; and
(c) The same property is again proven to be the location of an act of prostitution or soliciting for prostitution by the conviction of an individual for engaging, at that location, in any act prohibited by the laws of this State or of any act prohibited by the Grand Rapids City Code relating to prostitution or soliciting for prostitution.
(Ord. No. 93-39, § 1, 9-7-93)
Source: City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/grand_rapids/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIOLRE_CH166DRPRNU_S9.707PRPUNUROSOPRFetched: 11/7/2026