Noise Rules: Beloit vs Janesville

Does Beloit have a special noise ordinance for Airbnbs?

No. The City of Beloit applies its general public-peace ordinance in Chapter 15 of the Municipal Code to short-term rentals. Wisconsin's right-to-rent law (Wis. Stat. § 66.1014) preserves the city's ability to enforce generally applicable noise and nuisance rules against tourist rooming houses, but Beloit has not enacted STR-specific decibel limits or quiet-hours rules.

How do neighbors report noise from a Beloit short-term rental?

Neighbors can call the Beloit Police Department non-emergency line at 608-757-2244 to report loud music or parties, and the responding officer enforces Chapter 15 of the Municipal Code. Repeated violations can also be reported to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, which licenses the property as a tourist rooming house under ATCP 72.

Does Janesville have a special noise ordinance for Airbnbs?

No. The City of Janesville does not have an STR-specific noise ordinance with set decibel limits. Instead, the city applies the general disorderly-conduct and disturbing-the-peace provisions in Chapter 24 of the Code of General Ordinances to short-term rentals. Wis. Stat. 66.1014 preserves the city's right to enforce these generally applicable rules against tourist rooming houses.

How do neighbors report noise from a Janesville short-term rental?

Neighbors can call the Janesville Police Department non-emergency line at (608) 755-3100. Officers enforce Chapter 24 of the Code of General Ordinances, and a repeat history of qualifying calls at one address can trigger a chronic nuisance premises designation under the city's Chapter 24 nuisance ordinance, originally adopted as File Ordinance No. 2006-352.