Nashville Metro Police can cite hosts of loud or disorderly parties under Metro noise code 13.20 and Tennessee disorderly conduct statute TCA 39-17-305, with escalating fines and short-term rental owner liability for repeat violations.
Metro Code 13.20 noise ordinance and TCA 39-17-305 disorderly conduct statute together let MNPD respond to loud party complaints in residential neighborhoods including East Nashville, Germantown, 12 South, and the Gulch. After a first warning, hosts and property owners can be cited for sustained noise violations especially between 10pm and 7am. Short-term rental owners face additional liability under Metro Code 17.16.250: three substantiated noise complaints within twelve months can trigger STR permit revocation. Music venues and licensed entertainment districts have separate amplified-music rules. Bachelorette party houses on Lower Broadway side streets are heavily targeted by MNPD's STR enforcement detail responding to neighbor complaints.
First noise complaint usually yields a warning. Subsequent citations within 24 hours carry $50 to $500 fines. STR owners with three substantiated complaints in twelve months face permit revocation. Repeat disorderly conduct charges escalate to Class C misdemeanors with jail.
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