Friday, February 8, 2013

"No Soliciting" ordinance

Shelby Township has a "No Knock" ordinance which allows you to put your address on a "No Soliciting" list that restricts most solicitors from knocking on your door.

According to the information provided on the Shelby Twp. Clerk's web site, there are three ways to put your name on the list:
  1. call the Clerk’s Office (586) 731-5102, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and leave your name, address and telephone number
  2. visit the Clerk's Office, which is located in the upper level of the Shelby Twp. Municipal Building on Van Dyke, just south of 24 Mile Road
  3. use this form and email the information to clerk@shelbytwp.org
If you choose the second option,
you can also pick up a free sticker to place on your door as a reminder to solicitors that you prefer them not to knock.  If they knock anyway, you may call the Shelby Twp. Police Department at (586) 731-2121 to report the incident.  However, please note that the "No Knock" ordinance does not apply to the following types of solicitors:
  • out-of-state vendors
  • scout troops
  • religious groups
  • charitable organizations and political groups protected by the U.S. Constitution.
For more information, visit the  "No Soliciting" ordinance information web page.

The Association's Board of Directors does not authorize anyone to solicit residents of the Manors at Central Park.  Some salespeople will try to make it sound like the Board knows they are soliciting here or even that they approve of them as a solicitor.   If they try that "line" on you, just ask them to show it to you in writing.  If a solicitor attempts to step inside without your approval, tell them to leave as you shut your door in their face and then call the Shelby Twp. Police Dept. at (586) 731-2121.